Dmitry
Menshikov wants to be a ONE
Championship title holder in both muay thai and kickboxing.
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Former muay thai lightweight title challengers Menshikov and
Sinsamut
Klinmee recently clashed at
One on Prime Video 22. Menshikov scored a third-round TKO win
over Klinmee in front of the latter’s home crowd at the Lumpinee
Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. While Menshikov was well aware of his
opponent’s star power going into the bout, the Russian wasn’t
bothered about fighting in enemy territory.
“You know what, I was doing my job,” he said at the post-fight
press conference. “I didn’t think of this much. Of course, I knew
that he’s a really famous Thai fighter. I knew that people were
going to support him, but I didn’t care. My job is simple — to
fight. And I was doing my job.”
Menshikov suffered his lone career loss via second-round knockout
in failed title bid against Regian
Eersel in June 2023. He has since earned his way back into the
title picture with three consecutive knockout wins and is open to a
title rematch against Eersel. Menshikov further revealed future
plans of switching to kickboxing in search of two-sport glory.
“Yeah, yeah. About the fight with him [Eersel], as I mentioned
before, multiple times, I want to be the champion, yeah,” Menshikov
said. “And I’m going to do everything to be the champion. And if
it’s a rematch with him, sure. I want to be the champion and also,
I want to take the belt, not just in muay thai, but kickboxing too.
It’s my goal. I have plans for two belts.”