ONE X: Angela Lee says Ham Seo-hee is next on her hit list at ‘beginning of a new era’
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ONE Championship’s atomweight queen Angela Lee declared “it’s the beginning of a new era” after submitting Stamp Fairtex on Saturday night in Singapore.
The 25-year-old “mom champ” reminded the world she is going nowhere by retaining her title with a stellar display in the main event of the Asian martial arts promotion’s 10th anniversary spectacular, ONE X.
It was a winning return from a two-and-a-half year absence, which included giving birth to her first child Ava Marie, whom she clutched in her arms while giving a post-fight media scrum backstage at Singapore Indoor Stadium around midnight.
“This was by far my best performance and I just trained really, really hard for this fight,” Lee said. “Having my daughter and coming back, I just wanted to show everybody it’s very possible and it’s doable.
“The physical training was very important, but more than anything, getting myself mentally prepared, just remembering what it’s like to be in that cage again and performing at the highest level. I just wanted to show the world what I could do. You have good days and not so good days, but today was a good day.”