FRESH from bagging a gold medal in kickboxing in the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Gina Iniong goes straight back to the gym as she makes her anticipated return to One Championship.
Iniong, who last saw action in One in February with a victory against Hayatun Jihin Radzuan, will be in the undercard of One: Fire & Fury which brings together the absolute best in world-class martial arts headlined by fellow Team Lakay Joshua Pacio defending his strawweight title agains Alex Silva.
The SEA Games gold medalist will be paired against India’s Asha Roka who debuted for One Championship last August, taking on two-sport World Champion Stamp Fairtex.
Iniong will also be joined in the fight card by former One Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang of the Philippines returns to action against Pakistan’s Ahmed Mujtaba.
Looking to get back on the winning track is the Philippines’ Jomary Torres, who locks horns with former One World Title challenger Jenny “Lady GoGo” Huang of Chinese Taipei.
Torres is primarily a boxer and a wrestler, while Huang is a judo black belt. Both women are hungry for victory as fans can expect a thrilling battle between the two as only one will emerge victorious.
Last on the mixed martial arts spectrum is a showdown between taekwondo black belt “Pretty Boy” Kwon Won Il of South Korea and Shooto Bantamweight World Champion Shoko Sato of Japan.
Also on the card is a trio of One Super Series Muay Thai contests.
Australia’s Alma Juniku takes on Anne Line Hogstad of Norway. Former One flyweight kickboxing world champion Petchdam Petchyindee Academy goes head-to-head with Japan’s Kohei “Momotaro” Kodera. Finally, Thailand’s Rodlek PK. Saenchaimuaythaigym does battle with Chris Shaw of Scotland.