One Championship: Angela Lee talks depression after first defeats, and hints Xiong Jingnan trilogy is close
- ‘Unstoppable’ describes deep emotional impact two-fight losing streak had on her
- Lee ‘gunning for that strawweight title’ and says third Xiong fight ‘bound to happen’
One Championship golden girl Angela Lee has revealed the deep emotional impact her recent two-fight losing streak had on her, particularly the TKO defeat at the hands of strawweight champion Xiong Jingnan.
Lee's bid to become a dual-division champion fell short in devastating fashion in Tokyo at the end of March, where she suffered a fifth-round TKO loss – the first of her professional career.
For someone so accustomed to victory, it was a tough pill to swallow – one that left a long and bitter aftertaste, which was only worsened with a shock upset by Michelle Nicolini just three months later.
“The first loss of my career definitely had a huge impact on me,” Lee told the Post. “I went into a bit of a depression and I was upset, and then right after that, the fight in July [against Nicolini] not going my way.
“As a fighter, I'm never scared of my opponents but I’m scared that I'm not able to perform to the best of my abilities, and in the first two fights of the year, that's what I felt like.”
