Craig Coakley proved that dreams do come true after winning the Road to ONE: United Kingdom tournament and bagging a US$100,000 contract with the world’s largest martial arts organization.
But Coakley’s combat sports journey began long before then. He started boxing when he was 8 years old, joining a local club to defend himself from bullies.
He stopped training after some time but reinvigorated his martial arts journey when he was 15, exploring the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for three years. After that, the Irishman wanted to learn striking and immediately fell in love with Muay Thai.
“Coco” debuted in ONE Championship against Thai star Suablack Tor Pran49 at ONE Friday Fights 46 in December 2023. Although he lost the battle, he still has much to prove in ONE’s bantamweight Muay Thai division.
| Result | Method | Round | Method and round | Opponent | Opponent and event | Country | Date | Event | |||
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LOSS
Unanimous Decision
UD
R3 (3:00)
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Unanimous Decision
R3 (3:00)
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R3 (3:00) |
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Rambolek Chor AjalaboonThailand
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Thailand |
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LOSS
Knockout
KO
R1 (2:15)
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Knockout
R1 (2:15)
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R1 (2:15) |
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Suablack Tor Pran49Thailand
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Thailand |
ONE Friday Fights 46: Tawanchai vs. Superbon |
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