6 – Janet Todd VS Phetjeeja
To convey just how incredible Thai star Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom’s rise has been, only two facts are necessary: she is just twenty-two years old and she is already ranked as the number two pound-for-pound female kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. Yet there is still more flavor that can be added, such as her gold, silver, and bronze medals in international amateur boxing competitions, such as the fact that seventy of her first hundred Muay Thai fights were against boys in Thailand before the age of ten, and such as her highlight reel of four incredible knockouts which got her to a title fight when she entered ONE. Though Phetjeeja defeated former two-time GLORY kickboxing Champion Anissa Meksen and proved she could go five full rounds to capture the interim flyweight kickboxing championship in ONE, handing Meksen her first loss in four years, undisputed champion Janet Todd is a different beast.
The American champ has also been a top pound-for-pound fighter recently, and although she is now thirty-eight she still has not lost in kickboxing in five years, only losing in Muay Thai against ONE champions Stamp Fairtex and Allycia Rodrigues. This could be a true changing of the guard, but Janet has the ability to shock oddsmakers here. Although Phetjeeja is at her best in Muay Thai, with her aggression, it is hard to see her being in a boring fight ever, let alone against a champ as skilled and fun as Janet Todd. Her star was already born, but with this main event spot on Amazon Prime Video it could reach its peak on Friday night at Lumpinee Stadium and rise towards the level of true global Thai stars Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Stamp Fairtex if she wins the belt in spectacular fashion.
