ONE Championship: Angela Lee should fight Denice Zamboanga before me, says Stamp Fairtex
- Atomweight Muay Thai champ happy to move aside for friend and training partner Zamboanga to get next crack at Lee’s MMA title
- ‘I need more time to learn but I would love to fight with Angela Lee one day when I’m ready,’ says Stamp
Angela Lee caused a bit of a storm last month when she touted a potential super fight against ONE Championship atomweight Muay Thai champ Stamp Fairtex.
That’s because Denice Zamboanga had supposedly earned the next shot at ONE atomweight MMA champ Lee, after dismantling former challenger Mei Yamaguchi at ONE: King of the Jungle in February.
The Filipino star’s fans were upset, and Lee reacted to the criticism by saying she’s ducking nobody, but Stamp (4-0 in MMA) has perhaps made the situation a little easier by saying she’ll happily move aside for friend and trainer partner Denice.
“Actually I would like Denice to go first to compete with Angela Lee because for me I feel I need to train more, maybe a few more fights before getting in to fight Angela for the title belt,” Stamp told SCMP MMA.
“I need more time to practise and improve my MMA skills, especially my ground game, because Angela is great on the ground. I need more time to learn. But I would love to fight with Angela Lee one day, when I’m ready.”