Jayden Panucci Muay Thai Interview: WBC and ISKA State Champion
Jayden Panucci is the WBC and ISKA Welterweight State Champion out of Suay Muay Thai in Perth. He headlined Empire Fight Series Legacy in March, and we filmed this before he stopped Corey Bartlett in the first round. Jayden closed out Series 1, and at 75 seconds it is the quickest chat of the series. Here it is.
Jayden Panucci vs Corey Bartlett at Empire Fight Series Legacy
Empire Fight Series Legacy ran on Saturday 28 March 2026 at Motormall Prestige & Performance in Wangara, Perth. Jayden had the main event, WA vs SA, against Corey Bartlett of South Side Muay Thai in Adelaide, at welterweight (66.6 to 69.8 kg). Scheduled for 5 rounds, it was stopped in round 1 after three knockdowns, a TKO win (Aus Muay Thai results, official WA Combat Sports Commission sheet, Muay Thai Records).
Jayden fights out of Suay Muay Thai in Perth. Teammate Connor O'Reilly fought the 64 kg tournament on the same card. He is the WBC Muay Thai Welterweight WA State Champion. The ISKA state title and the 12 wins and 3 losses are from his own bio.
Phat Chats is our quickfire interview series. The main event was scheduled for 5 rounds of 3 minutes. Round 6 is the 3 extra minutes after the bell. 16 questions, one clock, and the fighter picks who sits in the chair next. Robbie Mars filmed Jayden's at the show, before the fight. 75 seconds, start to finish.
The 3 extra minutes
Hardest you've ever been hit?
Jayden: It was probably training. I got head kicked by the coach, just out of the blue. Just popped the head kick off and caught me. So probably that one.
Scariest opponent you've ever faced?
Jayden: None of them really, to be honest. But most nervous one was the previous one is Joseph, because ex-teammate and everything. So it was, yeah.
Best knockout of your career?
Jayden: I don't really have any knockouts over my thing.
Favourite fighter of all time?
Jayden: So mine's Saenchai, because he's just, his IQ is just unbelievable. Just golden era.
Best fight you've ever seen?
Jayden: Will probably be one of Saenchai's ones that I've watched over the thing.
Most up & coming Muay Thai fighter right now?
Jayden: Yeah, probably myself.
Muay Thai to you in one sentence?
Jayden: A lot of discipline.
Quickfire: punch, kick, elbow or knee?
Jayden: Kick.
Quickfire: clinch or range?
Jayden: Range.
Quickfire: body kick or head kick?
Jayden: Head kick.
Quickfire: teep or low kick?
Jayden: Low kick.
Quickfire: fight in Thailand or at home?
Jayden: Thailand.
Quickfire: power or speed?
Jayden: Power.
Quickfire: aggressive or counter fighter?
Jayden: Counter.
Biggest Muay Thai advice to your younger self?
Jayden: Keep pushing through. It's gonna be hard no matter what. But give it your all and keep going.
Who should do Round 6 next?
Jayden: Reece. Reece Corrigan again.
What Jayden fought in
Every fighter on the Legacy card was in Supa Phat: Ghost Series Muay Thai Shorts in Mint Green and Electric Blue, and Sentinel Boxing Gloves. Jayden picks power and the kick, and dropped Corey Bartlett three times in round 1. The shorts are microfibre with more flex than satin, and they don't hold sweat. The gloves are cowhide with a wrist strap that locks the hand in.
More Phat Chats
Who's next in the chair? "Reece. Reece Corrigan again." Reece Corrigan, also of Suay Muay Thai. Teammate Connor O'Reilly called him up first. Two call-ups from your own gym, Reece. You're up for Round 6.
The rest of Series 1 fought on the same card. Trent Hodgkinson won the 64 kg tournament, beating Noah Combes in the semi and Connor in the final. Matt Deisel of Pursuit Muay Thai and Shawah Jin of Lovett Muay Thai won too. Watch every Phat Chats episode, and follow @jaydenpanucci_mt.
Muay Thai to Jayden in one sentence: "A lot of discipline." His advice to his younger self adds the hard part: "It's gonna be hard no matter what. But give it your all and keep going." The long one is how champions think and train under pressure.
Filmed and cut by Robbie Mars for Supa Phat, Perth, March 2026.
