EDUARD Folayang will be stepping back in the cage as he battles Japanese legend Yoshihiro Akiyama at ONE on TNT IV come April 29.
It will be a monumental task for the two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion as he seeks to snap his two-fight losing streak especially after losing to Antonio Caruso via unanimous decision at ONE: Inside the Matrix back in October last year.
Folayang (22-10) is motivated to get himself back to title contention as 'Landslide' seeks to prove that he still has a lot left in the tank at the tender age of 36.
But Akiyama is no pushover.
The Japanese-Korean judoka known as "Sexyama" remains at the top of his game despite already being 45, as evidenced by his first-round knockout win over Sherif Mohamed at ONE: King of the Jungle in February 2020.
Akiyama, who won the gold medal in judo in the half middleweight division back in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, holds a 15-7 (2 NC) record as he, too, is looking to take his place at the top of the promotion's lightweight division.
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