ONE Championship: Denice Zamboanga blasts Angela Lee, calls on pregnant champ to ‘do the right thing’ and vacate title
- Filipino says she’s proved she deserves title shot and asks Lee to show ‘respect’ by giving up atomweight belt
- ‘Most great champions would have done this straight away as soon as they know they cannot defend the belt for personal reasons,’ says Zamboanga
Denice Zamboanga has hit out at Angela Lee for not vacating her ONE Championship atomweight title despite revealing she is three months pregnant.
And the No 1-ranked Zamboanga blasted Lee in an Instagram post on Wednesday where she reacted to comments from the champ that she has not yet earned a shot.
“I have proven myself to the world. I am the number one contender,” Zamboanga wrote. “I earn it through beating world class opponents. I have already face Mei Yamaguchi, the fighter that almost beat Angela. The fight I believe Angela was very fortunate to win.
“She was in trouble most of the time during that fight. I was never in trouble during that fight. Mei is a great fighter and I have a lot of respect for her. In my opinion she is a better fighter than Angela.
“Angela is the world champion, she should do the right thing like all the great champion does. She should give the respect other fighters deserve and most importantly she should not resist vacating the Championship belt since she cannot defend it.