On December 22, 2023, 21-year-old rising star Phetjeeja from Thailand defeated Anissa, known as the No. 1 woman in women's striking P4P, in her kickboxing debut at the ONE Friday Night 46 Interim Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship Meksen), who lifted the Atomweight Kickboxing Interim World Title and improved his professional record to 207-6 and a 5-0 record in ONE Championship.
Defeating top fighters on her first appearance in the kickboxing arena, Peggy Ja's fighting talent is amazing. She started Xi Muay Thai at the age of 7 and by the time she was 10 years old, she had fought more than 100 bouts, 70 of them against boys, earning herself the title of "the girl who can beat boys." In 2016, she became a WMC Muay Thai World Champion. Peggy Ja also Xi boxing for a while and joined Thailand's national boxing team, winning medals in amateur competitions. Since coming to ONE Championship, Peggy Ja has incorporated boxing skills into her fighting system and displayed amazing finishing prowess in the Muay Thai Circle.
On Friday's fight night 9, Peggie Jia threw a heavy punch second round at 1:38 to TKO Fani Peloumpi. On Friday's fight night 16, she needed just 2:50 to TKO Ines Pilutti. With a stellar performance, Peggy Ja earned her chance to compete internationally, and when she faced WBC Muay Thai World Champion and two-time ISKA Kickboxing World Champion Lara Fernandez at "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 12," Peggy Ja THREW PUNCHES AND WON BY TKO in just 26 seconds. In "ONE: Pinnacle Series 15," Peggy Ja TKO Australian fighter Celest Hansen at 1:01 of the third round, and came to Meksen with a 100% finish record from four fights.
Although she was still relatively new to kickboxing, and Meksen had an 8-centimeter size advantage, Peggy Ja quickly found her striking rhythm. She pressed forward with her fist and launched a combination punch with Meksen. In the contest, Peggy Ja's dodges defused Meksen's counterattacks on multiple occasions, and she also stood out for her boxing richness and speed. In the face of the aggressive Peggy Ja, Meksen used defensive counter-attacking tactics, moving quickly and not fighting hard with the Thai. But Peggy Ja became more and more courageous in the cheers of the home crowd and played very actively. In the end, the two battled for five rounds, and Peggy Ja earned the victory with more aggressive offense and more effective strikes to earn the Interim Atomweight Kickboxing World Title.
Peggy Ja showed her ambition in her post-fight interview, and she's not content with a kickboxing belt. Muay Thai is her main battleground. "I want to thank everyone who came to cheer me on tonight. My goal now is to continue defending that belt, and I also want to become an atomweight World Champion in Muay Thai. I hope to have such an opportunity in the future. "Before she can challenge for Muay Thai gold, Peggy Ja will face Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Janet Todd in a unification bout.
Do you think she can become another women's kickboxing and Muay Thai "double champion" in the atomweight division after Stamp?