ONE Championship: Angela Lee sees Ham Seo-hee as next atomweight fight, plans to ‘stay active’ in two divisions
- Atomweight champ is set to challenge Xiong Jingnan for strawweight gold at ONE on Prime Video 2 this Saturday in Singapore
- Lee thought she would defend her atomweight belt first against Ham, but says she was told the South Korean was injured
Angela Lee is on the hunt for the ONE Championship strawweight title, but she has not forgotten her duties as the promotion’s atomweight champion.
The Canadian-American, 25, is set to challenge China’s Xiong Jingnan for strawweight gold in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2 this Saturday in Singapore.
That challenge is consuming the bulk of her focus at the moment, but she intends to return to atomweight to defend the division’s throne in the new year.
“I’m hoping to make 2023 a busy and active year,” Lee (11-2) told the Post from Singapore on Tuesday. “That’s the goal.”
It is not currently clear who is next in line for a shot at Lee’s atomweight belt, but the champion, like many fans, sees popular veteran Ham Seo-hee as a likely candidate.
The South Korean veteran is 2-0 in ONE, with back-to-back decision wins over Denice Zamboanga, and achieved some impressive accomplishments before joining the promotion.
From the sounds of it, however, she is at risk of losing her spot at the front of the queue.
