Tony Manoharan will be returning to action this Fridayagainst Mohammed Lemjerdine at Friday Night Fights Muay Thai. The M-1 fighter
from Toronto will be looking fight in North America for the first time this year and was kind
enough to take some time out of his training to talk to Muay Thai Authority.
are you with him?
but the fight never materialized. I’ve seen him fight a couple times and he is
a good technical fighter.
about ring rust?
Tony: No not really, I’ve been in the gym working my technique and strength at
an adequate pace. I was pretty active the past 2 years, so it was good to be
able to give my body a little rest, compared to jumping into one training camp
after another at full speed.
MTA: Is there any particular area you feel you will have an advantage?
Tony: My speed I feel is one of my strong points and I’m hoping to be on point
come Friday.
MTA: How has your training been going any thing different than other training
camps?
Tony: It’s been a really good camp. I had the opportunity to do a little
sparring with Matt Embree, Benson Virtucio and Saji Bolo. Got some good solid
work in that really benefited my training. Other than that, lots of pad work as
usual with my coach Thomas Jensen.
MTA: Not looking past this fight, but do you have anything else lined up?
Tony: I don’t have any fights booked at the moment after this one, but I’m
always ready to take on what’s offered to me. I will be back in the gym helping
my teammate, Preston Baptiste get ready for the 2nd leg of the Journey Fight
Series tourney, which he has coming up in a few weeks.
MTA: Can we get a prediction from you for this fight?
Tony: I don’t like making predictions, but I can guarantee an exciting main
event fight for the NY audience come Friday night. That’s 100% for sure!
MTA: Any words for your supporters?
Tony: For the past 6 years or so, I’ve been traveling around fighting on shows
all over
North America. Unfortunately with no
sanctioning body that promotes Muay Thai here in Toronto, it’s sometimes hard for my friends,
family and teammates to make the trip out. But I always have their love and
support behind me when I step over those ropes into the ring. I’m ever so
thankful and that’s what will take me to higher levels in my Muay Thai career.
So I thank every single one of them for pushing me further in the sport.