“The Warrior” Wang Junguang is originally from the city of Zhoukou, but he chose to move to a small village in pursuit of a simpler, quieter life free from distractions during training.
When he was very young, his father sent him to the famed Shaolin Temple to learn kung fu, laying the foundation for his martial arts career. Since then, Wang has competed in more than 100 professional bouts, with one of his most memorable performances being a spinning back kick knockout of Jorge Varela in August 2019 to claim the Enfusion Title.
Wang’s relentless, boxing-heavy style — mixing head and body strikes with constant forward pressure — long earned him the nickname “China’s Takeru,” a nod to Japanese kickboxing icon and ONE Hall of Famer Takeru Segawa. The comparison was no accident: the two men actually shared the ring in 2017, when Wang challenged Takeru for his K-1 Featherweight Championship on hostile home turf and pushed the legend to a hard-fought decision.
Wang carried that belief onto the global stage. After a highlight-reel TKO on his ONE Championship debut in October 2019, he earned an immediate shot at the inaugural ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title, pushing living legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao to the brink before falling by a narrow decision.
Following one more appearance, Wang stepped away from ONE Championship for nearly six years, and he hadn’t competed anywhere since February 2024.
But the fire never dimmed.
The Chinese kickboxing sensation returned to the world’s largest martial arts organization in October 2026 for his first bout in two and a half years, treating the comeback as a final, all-or-nothing shot at glory.
Wang made it count. He defeated reigning ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai via split decision, instantly announcing himself as a top contender for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title belt he had been chasing several years earlier.
Now writing his own story under a nickname he chose for himself, Wang is no longer anyone’s counterpart. He is determined to make the world remember one name – Wang Junguang – by capturing a ONE World Title and clearing out the division’s very best.
