ONE Championship: Anissa Meksen tells ‘afraid’ Janet Todd to defend kickboxing title or vacate – ‘she wants to escape’
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Anissa Meksen has fired another verbal volley at Janet Todd, calling on the ONE Championship atomweight kickboxing title-holder to defend or vacate.
French-Algerian sensation Meksen – an 18-time world champion – signed with Asian martial arts promotion ONE two years ago but has been kept waiting from adding another belt to her collection.
The 33-year-old has fought just twice since, stopping Cristina Morales on her debut last September, and leaving Marie Ruumet crying in the cage during a dominant decision win in their Muay Thai clash at last weekend’s ONE Championship 156 card in Singapore.
American champ Todd, meanwhile, has not defended her kickboxing title since taking it from Stamp Fairtex in February 2020, and is instead interested in next facing Meksen’s teammate Allycia Rodrigues, the ONE atomweight Muay Thai champ.
“Two years she doesn’t defend her belt – it’s crazy,” Meksen told the Post at the Phuket Fight Club gym in Thailand. “I think she is afraid, simply.