Victoria Lee, 16-year-old sister of champs Angela and Christian, booked for ONE debut
Victoria Lee, the 16-year-old sister of ONE lightweight champion Christian Lee and atomweight champion Angela Lee, is set for her pro debut.
The prospect will battle Sunisa Srisen at ONE: Fists of Fury on February 26 in Singapore. ONE Championship announced this bout, along with appearances from striking stars Ilias Ennahachi, Giorgio Petrosyan and Rodtang Jitmuangnon, on Wednesday.
See the full card for ONE: Fists of Fury below (h/t Asian Persuasion MMA):
ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship
(C) Ilias Ennahachi vs. (2) Superlek Kiatmoo9
Featherweight Kickboxing: 65.9–70.3kg
(1) Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Davit Kiria
Flyweight Kickboxing: 56.8–61.2kg
(1) Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Alejandro Rivas
Bantamweight Kickboxing: 61.3–65.8kg
(3) Hiroki Akimoto vs. (4) Zhang Chenglong
Strawweight Muay Thai: 52.3–56.7kg
Wondergirl Fairtex vs. Jackielou Buntan
Atomweight Mixed Martial Arts: 47.7–52.2kg
Victoria Lee vs. Sunisa Srisen
Victoria Lee, while inexperienced in pro competition, has been training for most of her life, and has an impressive list of competitive accolades. Not long after signing the younger Lee sibling, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong gushed over her already numerous achievements and her potential.
“ONE Championship has signed 16 year old martial arts prodigy Victoria Lee,” Sityodtong wrote. “She is a 2019 IMMAF Junior World Champion, a 2x Pankration Junior World Champion, and a 2019 Hawaii State Wrestling Champion. Oh wait, I almost forgot to mention that Victoria also happens to be the younger sister of ONE Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee and ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee! It might be impossible to believe, but Victoria is already better than Angela was at the same age. She will be competing in the stacked atomweight division. For me, Victoria is arguably the single greatest pound-for-pound female prospect in the world today.”
In Srisen, Lee will get a tough welcome to ONE Championship. The Thai is 4-1 as a pro mixed martial artist, and is riding a win over the fan favorite Rika Ishige. Her lone loss occurred at the hands of striking dynamo Stamp Fairtex.
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