Stamp Fairtex is not the ONE atomweight champion.
Fairtex was scheduled to compete at ONE 173 on Aug. 1 in Denver, however has been pressured out of her title protection towards Denice Zamboanga because of an “harm setback,” the promotion introduced. Moreover, ONE officers revealed that Fairtex — who’s rehabbing from a knee harm — is vacating her title after being out of motion for thus lengthy. Subsequently, Zamboanga, who was the interim atomweight champion, has been promoted to the undisputed titleholder.
After shedding the occasion’s headliner and large title battle, ONE additionally introduced that its return to Denver will not happen in August, however is now being moved to June 26, 2026.
“We’re saddened to listen to of the harm setback to Stamp and need her nothing however the very best in her street to restoration, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated in a press launch. “After a number of alternate headlining choices that sadly didn’t come collectively, we’ve made the troublesome determination to maneuver our Denver occasion to June 26.
“When bringing the world’s largest martial arts group to the U.S., we attempt to ship the perfect product to our passionate American fan base and placed on essentially the most entertaining and memorable present potential. The U.S. stays a high-priority marketplace for ONE and our world enterprise, and we stay dedicated to sustaining a powerful presence within the area with month-to-month ONE Battle Night time occasions in U.S. primetime and future on-ground occasions.”
The 27-year-old Fairtex captured the vacant atomweight title with a third-round TKO win over Search engine marketing Hee Ham at ONE Battle Night time 14 in March 2023.
