THE APEX TIMES
In a three-round, all-action co-main event on ONE Friday Fights 168, the 20-year-old Thai standout scored a crucial knockdown and used it to seize a unanimous verdict over Petphupa Aekpujean.
ONE Friday Fights 168 brought a classic Muay Thai matchup to Bangkok, and the flyweight co-main event delivered. Brazil Aekmuangnon and Petphupa Aekpujean traded hard shots across three explosive rounds, with Aekmuangnon landing a key knockdown that helped swing the judges toward him in a unanimous decision victory.
According to the event recap from Yahoo Sports, Aekmuangnon entered the bout having recently gone through a rough stretch, described as a two-fight skid. This performance functioned as a reset, not just in the win column, but in how he imposed himself during the exchanges, including the moment that proved decisive.
Petphupa Aekpujean, also just 20, represented the kind of high-tempo, young-career clash ONE has leaned into for its Friday-night fight format. The recap characterizes the fight as a thriller, emphasizing that both men remained competitive throughout, rather than fading after early exchanges.
Flyweight Muay Thai often turns on short, technical bursts that decide rounds, and Aekmuangnon’s reported knockdown mattered for exactly that reason. While the fight did not end in the ring, the decisive scoring moment and the overall work across three rounds set up a result that stayed consistent from one judge to the next.
The victory also puts Brazil Aekmuangnon back in the discussion for future opportunities in ONE’s stacked lower weight classes, where momentum after a prior slump can matter as much as raw skill. For Petphupa Aekpujean, the loss is a setback, but the description of an all-action performance suggests he remained a credible threat against top-caliber peers.
What to watch next is how quickly ONE turns this kind of co-main outcome into matchmaking. With both fighters tied to their early age and developing bodies of work, future rankings and title-road positioning in the flyweight picture will likely hinge on their ability to build on performances like this one, rather than merely bounce back after a single result.