{"id":246480,"date":"2026-06-03T04:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/very-tough-in-the-ring-shimon-yoshinari-gives-full-credit-to-johans-strength-and-durability\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:53:55","slug":"very-tough-in-the-ring-shimon-yoshinari-gives-full-credit-to-johans-strength-and-durability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/very-tough-in-the-ring-shimon-yoshinari-gives-full-credit-to-johans-strength-and-durability\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cVery tough in the ring\u201d &#8211; Shimon Yoshinari gives full credit to Johan&#8217;s strength and durability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5174934\" data-slug-id=\"2790240\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>ONE flyweight Muay Thai standout Shimon Yoshinari of Japan left Ariake Arena in Tokyo with newfound respect for his adversary Johan Ghazali.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old striking sensation defeated &#8216;Jojo&#8217; via unanimous decision at ONE SAMURAI 1 on April 29.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-one-samurai-1-fight-recap-shimon-outpoints-johan-ghazali-earns-one-championship-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">grueling three-round battle<\/a>, Shimon was quick to acknowledge that the Malaysian-American teenager made every minute of it difficult.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He was strong and he was very tough in the ring,&#8221; he told The Bangkok Post\u2019s Nick Atkin after the fight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cousin of ONE atomweight Muay Thai world champion Nadaka, Shimon remains one of the most exciting young strikers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Championship<\/a> roster.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>He drew a fellow phenom in Ghazali, and the pair came forward throughout, threw with bad intentions, and traded knockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Eiwa Sports Gym product <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-that-clean-shot-shimon-yoshinari-details-midfight-recovery-process-getting-dropped\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">shrugged off a direct hit<\/a> from Ghazali and outclassed him on the scorecards.<\/p>\n<p>Shimon&#8217;s technical precision and composure ultimately carried the day, but the knockdown was a reminder that Ghazali&#8217;s raw danger is very real. Even against a fighter of Shimon&#8217;s calibre, the young Malaysian absorbed punishment and kept pressing forward without hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>His valiant effort earned Shimon\u2019s respect once the final bell rang. Both young strikers have bright futures ahead and their path could cross once more somewhere down the line.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch the full interview:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shimon Yoshinari on Johan Ghazali win + ONE Championship contract \u2013 says top 5 opponent NEXT\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJTwsaIhrTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"fJTwsaIhrTQ\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fJTwsaIhrTQ\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fJTwsaIhrTQ\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Shimon laments on knockdown scare against Johan Ghazali<\/h2>\n<p>Shimon Yoshinari has pretty much dominated every fighter he&#8217;s faced in ONE Championship so far.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johan Ghazali challenged him like never before. It was the first time he fought through adversity on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese star acknowledged it and admitted it was exhilarating to face a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-kind-frustrating-shimon-yoshinari-expresses-mixed-emotions-suffering-knockdown-despite-beating-johan-ghazali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">game opponent like &#8216;Jojo&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Of course, I&#8217;m very happy for the win, but I also got knocked down, so it&#8217;s kind of frustrating, yeah,&#8221; he admitted to Nick Atkin in the same interview.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Aziel Karthak<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-very-tough-ring-shimon-yoshinari-gives-full-credit-johan-s-strength-durability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE flyweight Muay Thai standout Shimon Yoshinari of Japan left Ariake Arena in Tokyo with newfound respect for his adversary Johan Ghazali. The 21-year-old striking sensation defeated &#8216;Jojo&#8217; via unanimous decision at ONE SAMURAI 1 on April 29. After the grueling three-round battle, Shimon was quick to acknowledge that the Malaysian-American teenager made every minute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6806],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-246480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}