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Zamboanga, Radzuan out to steal show in Malaysia

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Expect fireworks when two of the brightest young stars in ONE Championship collide this Friday, 6 December.

Denice “The Menace Fairtex” Zamboanga makes her debut in The Home Of Martial Arts when she takes on hometown hero Jihin “Shadow Cat” Radzuan at ONE: MARK OF GREATNESS at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Jihin will use her wushu skills to try to hand Zamboanga her first defeat in five professional bouts.

“I was happy with the choice. As you can see, she is quite a decent fighter. So, I’ve got no issues going up against someone like her,” Jihin said. 

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“I think it is a very even match too, she’s undefeated while I’m protecting my 5-1 record.” 

“I believe we will bring out the best of each other. We are both young, skillful, and are aiming for something in our careers. Fans definitely won’t want to miss our fight!”

Zamboanga will try to seize the opportunity as well. 

The 22-year-old was given the chance to compete in ONE two years ago, but she decided to hold off until she was good enough to compete with the best. 

When she joined the Fairtex team in Pattaya, Thailand, that is when the shift in skill happened.

“I feel like I’ve improved, and I can see changes in my body. I feel more confident now because I have high-level sparring partners and coaches here,” she said.

“I think my striking has improved a lot. My wrestling also improved because we have a coach who’s a wrestling champion, and a jiu-jitsu black belt and champion.”But “Shadow Cat” is ready to pounce. And she has been waiting for a crack at two-sport World Champion Stamp Fairtex

The Filipina, however, thinks Jihin should beat her first before shooting for her famed teammate. 

“We are evenly matched, and I really want to test her striking,” she said. 

“She is really confident with her striking, and she even called out Stamp for a match. Before she gets that, she has to go through me first.”

For one last time this year, ONE Championship returns to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for ONE: MARK OF GREATNESS at the Axiata Arena on 6 December. 

The preliminary card begins on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the ONE Super App at 6:00pm Philippine Standard Time (PHT).

To watch the main card, turn to ABS-CBN S+A at 8:30pm PHT.Or catch all the action on the ONE Super App. 

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