Giorgio Petrosyan receives well wishes following surgery on broken jaw

The
Italian-Armenian
athlete
was
knocked
out
by
Thailand’s
Superbon
in
their
inaugural
ONE
Featherweight
Kickboxing
World
Title
showdown
at
ONE:
FIRST
STRIKE
in
Singapore
last
Friday
(October
15).

“The
Doctor”
Petrosyan
was
rushed
to
a
local
hospital
for
treatment
and
underwent
surgery
to
repair
his
broken
jaw
the
next
day.
The
operation
was
a
success,
as
per
his
latest
Instagram
post
on
Sunday
(October
17).

“Yesterday
evening
my
jaw
was
fixed
with
two
plates.
The
surgery
went
well.
I
feel
better
already.
Thanks
to
all
[for]
the
support.
I
will
keep
you
updated,”
the
post
read.

The
kickboxing
icon
was
on
an
eight-year
win
streak
until
last
Friday,
when
his
Thai
foe
shocked
the
world
in
20
seconds
of
the
second
round.

Just
as
he
was
piling
the
pressure
on
his
opponent,
“The
Doctor”
was
caught
with
Superbon’s
right
hick
kick
and
was
sent
crashing
into
the
canvas.

Knockouts
happen,
but
rarely
do
knockouts
of
such
manner
occur
in
a
World
Championship
bout.
Petrosyan,
who
has
always
been
dubbed
as
a
kickboxing
GOAT,
received
tons
of
well
wishes
from
athletes
around
the
world,
including
his
Thai
opponent.

“I
want
to
wish
Giorgio
Petrosyan
a
speedy
recovery.
It
was
great
to
share
the
[Circle]
with
you,”
Superbon
posted.

Number
three-ranked
ONE
Strawweight
Muay
Thai
contender
Joseph
“The
Hurricane”
Lasiri
also
took
to
Instagram
to
wish
his
fellow
countryman
a
speedy
recovery.

“Hope
Giorgio
is
good…is
always
the
number
1
kick
boxer
of
all
the
time,”
the
WBC
Muay
Thai
World
Champion
posted.

Fellow
kickboxing
icon
Nieky
“The
Natural”
Holzken
even
chimed
in.

“I
hope
@giorgiopetrosyan
is
well
good
luck
and
recovery,”
he
said.

ONE
Championship
Chairman
and
CEO
Chatri
Sityodtong
also
wished
“The
Doctor”
a
speedy
recovery,
adding
that
he
still
believes
Petrosyan
is
the
GOAT.

“You’ll
be
back,
Giorgio.
Sending
you
love
and
positive
energy.
You
are
still
the
greatest
of
all
time.”

Source:
Media
Release