SUMMARY
- Sean Climaco is an American fighter who will make his ONE Championship debut at ONE Fight Night 22.
- Here's all you need to know about the Muay Thai fighter ahead of his bout against Josue Cruz.
Sean Climaco is ready to make his mark in ONE Championship. “The One” is set to face Josue Cruz in a flyweight Muay Thai clash at ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova on Prime Video at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 3.
Representing the United States, Climaco hopes to become the latest American fighter to represent on the global stage. Climaco showed the world that he was ready to make the step up when he took out the Road to ONE: America tournament last year, earning his place on the ONE roster in the process.
Sean Climaco is ready to make a statement in his ONE Championship debut
Sean Climaco is eager to show the world that he is an exciting addition to the talent-laden flyweight Muay Thai division when he faces Josue Cruz at ONE Fight Night 22. But it almost wasn’t to be, as a torn ACL suffered in 2022 threatened to derail the rising Muay Thai star’s career.
“One of the biggest obstacles that I had overcome was getting back from tearing my ACL. When that happened, I didn’t really know where my career would go,” he said. “Luckily, I had this opportunity to compete in the Road to ONE. It just so happened to start at the same time as I was ready to fight again after doing my knee rehab.”
View this post on Instagram
“I won the Road to ONE tournament for the U.S. and now I’m in ONE, something that I didn’t even see after I tore my knee. I thought I was done.”
Climaco’s style appears to be tailor-made for ONE Championship. The 29-year-old likes to be aggressive and finish fights, which is a hallmark of ONE’s events. The promotion boasts a 70 percent finish rate across all disciplines, and Climaco plans to join that majority.
“Fans should expect technical violence. I’ve got knockout power in both my hands and hard kicks,” he said. “I have an aggressive and exciting fighting style. I’m ready to put it on show for the fans inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium and those watching on Amazon all over the world.”
View this post on Instagram
“I’m really excited to test myself against the best in the world. I’m just trying to get my feet wet and show the world who Sean ‘The One’ Climaco is.”
Cruz, for his part, will also be desperate to leave the judges out of the equation. “Tuzo” hopes to get off the mark himself after suffering defeat on debut at the hands of former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title challenger Walter Goncalves.