ONE Championship: Denice Zamboanga hopes Stamp Fairtex earns title shot with win over Alyse Anderson
- Stamp could earn interim atomweight title fight with Ham Seo-hee with a victory over Anderson at ONE Fight Night 10 in Denver, Colorado
- Zamboanga, a top atomweight contender, will look to take a step toward the title when she mets Julie Mezabarba at ONE Fight Night 9 next weekend
Denice Zamboanga is hoping her former training partner Stamp Fairtex will be fighting for ONE Championship’s interim atomweight MMA title soon.
ONE’s crowded atomweight division is ruled by Canadian-American star Angela Lee, but the champion is out of action indefinitely following the death of her 18-year-old sister Victoria, also a ONE fighter, late last year.
In a recent interview with the Post, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong laid out plans to create an interim title in Lee’s stead, identifying South Korea’s Ham Seo-hee (26-8) – the division’s No 1-ranked contender – as one side of the match-up.
Thailand’s Stamp (9-2) could be Ham’s opponent, provided she wins her coming fight with American grappler Alyse Anderson.
That is the way Zamboanga hopes things unfold – and she believes her old training partner will become a champion in that event.
“That’s what I’m wishing for – to have an interim belt for the division,” the 26-year-old told the Post from her home in the Philippines on Wednesday night. “Hopefully they have an interim belt and Stamp and Ham can fight. I think I’ll go with Stamp if that happens.”
