Beloved British brawler made his wildly anticipated return to action in 2024, and even though things didn바카라t go his way, he바카라s feeling reinvigorated and ready to tackle 2025.
After experiencing the thrill of competition at ONE 168: Denver this year, "Hitman" isn't ready to retire yet.
Beloved British brawler made his wildly anticipated return to action in 2024, and even though things didn바카라t go his way, he바카라s feeling reinvigorated and ready to tackle 2025.
A former three-time Muay Thai World Champion renowned for his all-action style, Harrison nearly walked away from professional fighting in 2022 when he tore his ACL, MCL, and meniscus in his ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title loss to Thai superstar .
Given the devastating nature of that injury, it was no surprise that 바카라Hitman바카라 almost called it quits on his legendary career.
But after undergoing surgery and an arduous recovery process that sidelined him throughout 2023, he felt the urge to get back under ONE바카라s bright lights and compete on the global stage again.
The 39-year-old told :
바카라I was going to stay away, but ONE gave me a good offer, and I want to go out on a high. When you바카라re fighting in ONE and the stadiums are full, there바카라s nothing like it. That바카라s the best part.바카라
Harrison returned in September 2024 at 바카라 the organization바카라s blockbuster return to American soil.
That night, he battled fellow fearless brawler . While the fight delivered the heart-pounding action that fans hoped for, Harrison came out on the losing end of a second-round TKO.
He was thrilled to once again fight in the world바카라s largest martial arts organization but admitted ring rust played a factor against the Thai fan favorite:
바카라I loved it. I loved making that walk. I got such a buzz from the amazing response from the American fans. I loved fighting there.
바카라But considering Seksan fought seven times in the last year, compared to me being sidelined, I should바카라ve had more ring time before getting in there with someone like him.
바카라Looking back, it was stupid of me to come back and think I could step in with someone at that level, who is that dangerous and fights the way he does, without any ring time after one of the worst injuries anybody can have. It wasn바카라t smart on my part.바카라
In the moments following his defeat to Seksan, Harrison left his gloves in the Circle, indicating his retirement from competition.
However, once the sting of that loss wore off, he realized that he wasn바카라t quite ready to ride off into the sunset:
바카라I think after ONE 168, I may have just spat my dummy out because I바카라d not fought for so long and my emotions were high. I was so looking forward to coming back, and it didn바카라t go my way, so maybe I was too hard on myself.바카라
With the thrill of fighting still fresh in his mind, Liam Harrison is looking forward to competing at least twice in the coming year.
First, he바카라ll battle Spanish standout in front of a Manchester crowd in Harrison바카라s own fight promotion, Hitman Fight League. After that, he바카라s targeting a summer return to ONE Championship.
바카라Hitman바카라 spoke about his plans for 2025 and how he hopes to follow in the footsteps of legendary veteran and former two-sport ONE World Champion :
바카라Retirement was to be the plan, but they can바카라t keep me away. So in March, I바카라m fighting in Manchester on Hitman Fight League for the WBC Diamond Belt. I바카라m a former WBC World Champion. And then I바카라ll be back in ONE around the summertime.
바카라It was supposed to be my last fight coming back, but let바카라s just see how it goes. I바카라m looking at people like Sam-A, who have looked after themselves. He had some time off, and now he바카라s come back and doing so well, so it바카라s inspiring.
바카라If I can do that, remain active, stay injury-free, I think I can do that. We바카라ll go one fight at a time and decide how I feel.바카라
Beyond fighting, Harrison expects a busy 2025, opening up a new Bad Company gym in England between traveling for seminars.
He added:
바카라Outside of the ring, I want to get the new Bad Company facility as the premier gym in the country. We바카라re already rammed with members, but I want to build up the weights gym, hold seminars, and travel the world to teach my style.바카라