Osenio eyes return to winning ways, takes on Torres

MANILA, Philippines — April Osenio may be on the first losing streak of her young professional career, but the Team Lakay atomweight believes that she can turn her luck around inside the fight cage in Friday night’s bout at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Hoping to re-insert her name into the winner’s column, Osenio takes on breakout star in undefeated compatriot Jomary Torres.

Both talented martial arts is set to square off against each other on the undercard of “Global Superheroes” where Osenio’s stablemate Geje Eustaquio will shoot for a rematch against Kairat Akhmetov for an interim title.

And if it’s worth noting, the 23-year-old Baguio City native knows that a  tough challenge lies ahead of her.

“I would say I have not changed a lot. I have just been working on improving my skills,” Osenio shared. “My style is still the same. I focus on my Wushu and really want to test my opponent’s striking abilities. I am excited to show everyone how much better I am this time around.”

Osenio is coming off a two-bout losing skid, yielding to former atomweight world title contender Jenny Huang in December 2016 via second-round submission before being thwarted by now strawweight champ Xiong Jing Nan in December of last year.

With the objective to place herself back on the winning track, Osenio chose not to wallow over her first-round stoppage loss to Xiong over a month ago as she jumps right back into action by facing her countryman Torres.

“I’m very excited to be called up to compete again, especially in front of a hometown crowd. Being called up to compete on another blockbuster card shows that ONE Championship believes in me and the skills that I have,” she stated.

“It’s an honor to share the cage with a brilliant and outstanding martial artist like Jomary. I am ready to give the fans an exciting match,” Osenio continued.

“I had enough time to recover from my last trip to the cage,” she went on. “A win will really speak volumes of where I am at as a professional. This is one of the toughest training camps I have ever had so far. I am ready to showcase the results."