Johan Ghazali

Muhammad Johan Ghazali bin Zulfikar (born 14 November 2006), known professionally as Jojo Ghazali is a Malaysian professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.

Personal life

Jojo was born on 14 November 2006 in Kuala Lumpur. In 2015, he moved to Kuching, Sarawak. He is the second of four siblings. Jojo is the son of SAC Zulfikar Ghazali, a high ranking officer in the Royal Malaysia Police and grandson of the late General Mohd Ghazali Che Mat who served as 8th Chief of the Defence Forces. He is of American descent through his mother.

He received his early education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Thomas, Kuching, Sarawak. Jojo began actively participating in Muay Thai at the age of 10, inspired by his parents, who are both practitioners of Muay Thai. Notably, all of his siblings are also Muay Thai practitioners and representing Malaysia in various international tournaments. In September, Jojo competed in the men’s 60 kg category at the 2022 Sukma Games against Wan Muhd Sabri Wan Zuki of Melaka, dominating the opening round. In the second round, Johan secured victory with a knockout, ending the match with a score of 10–9 in his favour and leading him to gold medal.

ONE Championship

Jojo made his promotional debut in ONE Championship in early of February 2023, defeating Padesuk Fairtex by knockout in just 16 seconds to securing his first victory in the ONE Championship. Jojo also bagged RM 46,000 for performance bonus.

On 26 May 2023, Jojo competed against Thai kickboxing star Tai Sor Jor Piek Uthai at ONE Friday Fights 18, securing victory with a spectacular knockout. The win repeated the success of his debut match. In addition Jojo secured a contract valued $100,000 with ONE Championship and returned home with RM 46,000 for his second knockout in a row.

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