ONE Championship: Victoria Lee, 16, submits Sunisa Srisen in second round on debut at Fists of Fury
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Victoria Lee got her ONE Championship career off to the perfect start with a slick submission of Sunisa Srisen at Fists of Fury in Singapore on Friday night.
The 16-year-old sister of ONE atomweight champ Angela Lee and lightweight champ Christian Lee, “The Prodigy” (1-0) secured a rear-naked choke at 1:03 of the second round in her first professional fight.
Lee’s famous siblings may not have been in her corner, given Covid-19 restrictions, and the fact Angela is seven months’ pregnant. But their parents flew with her from Hawaii, and father and coach Ken was in her corner.
Quite remarkable, then, that she looked a picture of calmness once the opening bell rang.
The only slip up came during her post-fight interview with commentator and analyst Mitch Chilson – for which she easily could be forgiven, amid the gravity of the occasion.