Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Joshua “The Passion” Pacio sa ONE Strawweight World Title matapos maging official ang rematch nila ni Yosuke “Tobizaru” Saruta
Magtatapat ang dalawa sa ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR sa Abril 12 sa Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines
Naging maganda ang laban nila sa ONE: ETERNAL GLORY at nahati ang mga fans sa pagdedesisyon kung sino ang nanalo. Sa huli ay nagwagi si Saruta.
“That fight showed me a lot of things that I needed to work on in my game. It was a great experience for me, as it showed me the things that I need to work on heading into the rematch,” sabi niya.
“I’m happy for the opportunity and I will do everything to get the belt back to the Philippines."
Nangako si Pacio na mas magdedesisyon ng mabuti sa kanyang susunod na laban.
“We will be more decisive and I will try hard to make sure to settle this clearly," pangako niya.
The World Title rematch will serve as the co-main event of the evening as Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen is set to defend the ONE Featherweight World Title against former World Champion Naruntangalag Jadambaa.
Ang World Title rematch ay magsisilbing co-main event habang si Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen at dedepensahan ang kanyang ONE Featherweight World Title laban sa dating World Champion na si Naruntangalag Jadambaa.