Xiong will defend her world title against Lee, the ONE women’s atomweight world champion, for the second time in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee III this Friday, US primetime, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The two world champions are 1-1 in their head-to-head matchup with both Xiong and Lee retaining their respective belts during their bouts.
Xiong is one of the most gifted strikers in ONE Championship and her fight against Lee at ONE: A New Era was typical of her many world title defenses.
Lee and Xiong engaged in an absolute barnburner of a match but it was the strawweight empress’ boxing that ultimately did the trick against ‘Unstoppable’. Starting the fifth round with an aggressive pace, Xiong clocked her rival with a swift right straight to the body.
Sensing that Lee was hurt, Xiong went into kill mode and launched a tempest of strikes that forced the referee to stop the contest 1:37 into the fifth.
Lee, though, evened the series at 1-1 when she retained the atomweight gold just seven months later at ONE: Century Part I.
Jihin Radzuan gears up for Stamp Fairtex
While Jihin Radzuan has her eyes on the trilogy bout between bout Xiong and Lee, she’s also gearing up for her division-shaking match against former two-sport world champion Stamp Fairtex.
Stamp is the No.1-ranked women’s atomweight contender and a win for Jihin, who’s currently No.5 in the women’s atomweight rankings, will push her up the ladder and bring her closer to a potential world title shot in the future.
In another interview with ONE Championship, Radzuan downplayed Stamp’s striking and said that she’s confident in nullifying the Thai superstar’s greatest strength.
Stamp is a natural striker and once held both the ONE women’s atomweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world titles. Her transition into mixed martial arts also saw her secure the ONE women’s atomweight world grand prix championship.
Nevertheless, Jihin Radzuan believes she’s ready for whatever Stamp throws at her:
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