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Denice Zamboanga, favorite to win ONE Atom Weight Grand Prize
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) – October 24, 2020 – 2:00 pm
MANILA, Philippines – ONE Championship hopes to celebrate its first World Atom Weight Grand Prix next year, and a Filipino fighter has been tagged as “one of the favorites” to win the title.
ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong spoke to Filipino media on Friday, praising Denice Zamboanga’s skills in the circle at the young age of 23.
“I think Denice is definitely one of the favorites. I love her aggressive style,” said Sityodtong.
“She has a lot of power, explosiveness and she really wants to finish the fights. You can see that in her,” he added.
Zamboanga recently faced the challenge of facing the division’s top talents in the Grand Prix, en route to a possible title fight with atomweight queen Angela Lee.
The Filipino fighter was already scheduled to fight Lee for the title, but was locked out due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and now due to the latter’s pregnancy.
Words were exchanged between the two women after Lee’s pregnancy and the announcement of the Grand Prize, and Lee claimed that the Filipino fighter had yet to “prove herself” worthy of the title fight.
Zamboanga retaliated with statements of his own, saying that he has already done enough to earn his shot at the belt and even asked Lee to vacate his title.
Lee is not expected to return to action for at least a year with her pregnancy.
The friction created by statements made by Lee and Zamboanga, says Sityodtong, makes the possibility of a title fight between the two even more exciting.
“I think people are quite interested in Angela vs. Denice because of the bad blood,” Sityodtong joked.
The first ONE Championship Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix is scheduled to begin in early 2021.
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