Jackie Buntan was recently in Hawaii celebrating her 26th birthday. But the holidays are over and the hard work has begun for the Fil-Am fighter who has a title fight coming up in September.
She will rematch Smilla Sundell at ONE Fight Night 14. The fight is set for the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 30th and will have the Swedish fighter’s strawweight Muay Thai title on the line.
The two first met at ONE 156 last year with Sundell dominating the five round fight to become the inaugural champion. Since then she has gone on to win one non title fight while Buntan has registered back to back victories.
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Interim title
As previously announced Stamp Fairtex will face Seo Hee Ham at ONE Fight Night 14. The event is set for Singapore on September 30th and looks like it will be headlined by an interim atomweight title fight.
The belt has been introduced because regular champion Angela Lee is out of action and looks likely to retire, according to Chatri Sityodtong. She has not fought since the tragic death of her sister, Victoria Lee.
Stamp (10-2) earned her shot at the belt by stopping Alyse Anderson at ONE Fight Night 10. She has spent her entire career with the Singapore headquartered promotion, winning the atomweight Grand Prix in 2021.
Stamp has also held the atomweight kickboxing and Muay Thai titles. She earned a title shot by winning that tournament but was submitted by Lee in the second round.
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Multiple titles
Ham (26-8) is the former Deep-Jewels 105lbs champion, Road FC 105lbs champion and Rizin 108lbs champion. She has spent much of her career competing in Japan and beaten the likes of Ayaka Hamasaki, Miyuu Yamamoto and Mina Kurobe.
Adding the ONE Championship atomweight title to her collection would clearly make the Korean one of the most successful female fighters of all time. She has fought three times for the promotion and been the distance on every occasion, with two wins over Denice Zamboanga and one over Itsuki Hirata.
The win over the latter earned Ham her title shot. She would have fought more frequently but pulled out of the Grand Prix due to injury and then refused to fight Hirata when the Japanese fighter failed her hydration test.
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New base
The event will take place on Saturday morning (local time) and be broadcast live by Amazon Prime in the US. It is the first ONE Championship event to be held in Singapore since March 25th with Thailand having emerged as the promotion’s new base.
ONE Fight Night 14, Singapore, September 30th
Stamp Fairtex vs. Seo Hee Ham (For interim atomweight title)
Smilla Sundell (c) vs. Jackie Buntan (For strawweight Muay Thai title)
