British Open king Harman to celebrate on his tractor Jhanlo Sangiao new face of Team Lakay

JHANLO “The Machine” Sangiao knows that he has ways to go before he can be considered as the new face of Team Lakay. But it doesn’t mean that he can’t work his way to get to that level, one that he looks to inch closer to in his next fight against Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian on August 5 inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

“Nagte-training lang ako at ineenjoy ko lang ito. Ipapakita ko kung ano ‘yung kaya ko sa loob ng Circle. ‘Yun lang naman ‘yung goal ko eh,” the bantamweight rising star said.

“Kung sabihin nila na ako yung bagong face ng Team Lakay, pasalamat lang ako pero pinagtatrabahuan ko naman lahat ng ito.” he said. “I haven’t historically done very good in the rain. It’s just always bugged me. I was really proud of the way that I struck the ball in the rain today.”

Sangiao being considered as the new torchbearer for the famed Baguio stable isn’t really that much of a surprise considering the changes that Team Lakay had to endure in the past few months.

Despite his generally solid performance, Harman said he had “fleeting” doubts during his final round, though he tried not to let them into his head.

“I really honestly didn’t think about winning until I had the ball on the green on 18,” he added.

“I’ve always had a self-belief that I could do something like this. It’s just when it takes so much time it’s hard not to let your mind falter, like maybe I’m not winning again.

“I’m 36 years old. The game is getting younger. All these young guys coming out hit it a mile and they’re all ready to win. Like when is it going to be my turn again? It’s been hard to deal with.” AFP