Thai 'Iron Man' boxer wants to teach Muay Thai to Messi

Rodtang Jitmuangnon revealed his dream of playing with Messi on the pitch. In return, Rodtang Jitmuangnon will teach Muay Thai to Messi. Last year, Messi gave the 1997-born boxer a signed jersey.

“ For me, Messi's gift means a lot. I put the jersey in a frame and hung it on the wall,” the Thai fighter shared on ONE FC .

“ I am very happy with this gift. Every football lover dreams of meeting and being close to Messi. Of course, I want to play football with Messi and for sure, I will teach him Muay Thai,” Rodtang added. Rodtang revealed that he also loves playing football: “I have been playing football since I started school. I play football very often, 3 to 4 days a week."

Rodtang shows off Messi's shirt with the Argentine star's signature

“Football is a fun sport to play with friends. I often play football with ONE fighters like Superlek or Superbon, along with some of my other friends,” Rodtang confided.

In June this year, Rodtang said he had to give up playing football to switch to Muay Thai to earn money to support his family. “I don’t like fighting, I like football more. However, I received very little money playing football, compared to Muay Thai. So I decided to switch to Muay Thai to earn money to support my family. At that time, I earned 300 baht (8 USD) per match,” Rodtang explained.

Rodtang Jitmuangnon is the top Muay Thai fighter of the moment, having successfully defended his ONE Championship title five times. Rodtang has also successfully defended his prestigious Omnoi Stadium title twice. Rodtang has won 325 times in his career in both Muay Thai and kickboxing.

Rodtang will face British opponent Jacob Smith in the ONE 169: Malykhin vs. Reug Reug event on November 9. The two previously faced off in 2022 at the ONE 157 event in Kallang, Singapore. Rodtang won by decision.

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