The 24-year-old Thai knockout artist now moves down to strawweight Muay Thai A Friday Fights 137 on December 19, facing former two-sport and two-division ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. This move represents strategic calculation rather than retreating from the competition.
Jaosuayai’s first promotional loss in over a year came against Azerbaijani sensation Akif Guluzada at ONE Fight Night 36. The 20-year-old secured a crucial first-round knockdown with a pounding knee to the face that fundamentally changed the course of the bout.
The Thai striker applied pressure in the last two rounds and even wobbled his opponent. But the early damage proved insurmountable, with Guluzada claiming a unanimous decision and taking Jaosuayai’s promotion record to 8-3.
“Personally, I think the game plan and style for the last fight with Akif was a mess,” he said. “At that moment I was counted and I lost control. It was like my vision went away and I immediately blacked out. But with so many fans cheering for me, it gave me the determination to fight back.”
Jaosuayai explains strategic move to 125 pounds
The setback required introspection. Jaosuayai Mor Krungthepthonburi consulted his team about quitting flyweight and found that his natural weight changes made the transition logical.
“After the last fight, my weight only went up four or five pounds,” Jaosuayai said. “So I decided to talk to my coach about dropping out to try the 125-pound division, a weight class I haven’t competed in in about four to five years.”
Critics questioned the timing. But the Sor Dechapan product insists that improved training protocols drove the decision, not fear of flyweight competition.
“This decision is not about walking away from the 135-pound division, as some have criticized,” he said. “I now feel more energetic, elusive and faster, which should lead to more evenly matched and exciting opponents than at 135 pounds.”
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