Scotland's Irvine lands huge Suablack showdown at ONE Fight Night 45

Scottish fighter will compete in Flyweight Muay Thai contest against a Thai fighter who is known for his remarkably large and muscular legs; ONE Fight Night 45 will be live on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday July 18

>Scotland's Stephen Irvine will fight Thailand's Suablack Tor Pran49 at ONE Fight Night 45 in the early hours of Saturday July 18, live on Sky Sports.

>The 28-year old Irvine trains alongside friend and new ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai world champion Nico Carrillo at Deachkalek Muay Thai Academy and boasts a 30-4 career record (7-1 in ONE Championship).

>Nicknamed 'El Matador', Irvine is enjoying a six-bout winning streak, which was capped by a first-round knockout victory over Rambong Sor Therapat last October.

>That win earned Irvine a £75,000 contract and a spot on ONE Championship's main roster with July's Flyweight Muay Thai showdown marking his first fight since earning that deal.

>His opponent is a popular Thai fighter who is known for his remarkably large and muscular legs with a 62-23 professional record (8-5 in ONE Championship).

>Suablack, who is now 29, enjoyed a hot start in ONE Championship, but has experienced mixed results of late and goes into July's bout on the back of a two-fight losing streak

>Notably, Suablack will be making his official Flyweight Muay Thai debut against Irvine, having spent the earlier parts of his ONE Championship career competing in higher weight classes.

>ONE Fight Night 45 will be live on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday July 18.