“She Knows When to Attack” – 26-Year-Old Angela Lee Gets Alarming Message From Jihin Radzuan Ahead of Trilogy With Xiong Jing Nan
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Jihin “Shadow Cat” Radzuan will keep close tabs when “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan squares off against “Unstoppable” Angela Lee in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2.
The Malaysian star is a big fan of both fighters and predicts another tightly-contested battle to take place in Singapore this Friday, September 30.
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Jihin Radzuan picked the strawweight champion over Angela Lee
But if she had to ultimately pick one, the #5-ranked atomweight star believes Xiong’s superior work upstairs could see her leave the Circle with the ONE Strawweight World Title.
“I’d have to go with Xiong Jing Nan. I think her striking is technical and strong, she knows when to attack, and I see this being one of the biggest factors in this fight,” the Johor Bahru native shared.
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Jihin, however, knows that Lee would not make it easy for the strawweight queen.
The atomweight fighter who competes against Stamp Fairtex on the same night feels that the Singaporean-American athlete is fired up to scoop the gold in Xiong’s weight class.
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And she points to Lee’s determination and heart in the epic Xiong-Lee II contest as an insight into what the latter will offer this Friday.
“It’s hard to see how Angela brings Xiong down without much trouble, but I wouldn’t entirely count her out,” Jihin added.
“Angela’s fight game was on point [during the second fight]. Everything Xiong threw at Angela, Angela defended it well and had some answers for Xiong. And that appetite to get the win and the finish from Angela was insane.”
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Jihin Radzuan predicts the trilogy to play out as the first two bouts
Though she predicts that Xiong will leave the Singapore Indoor Stadium with yet another successful title defense, Jihin admits that both fighters stand an equal opportunity for a big slice of the pie.
“I think it will come down until the final round. Both fighters will show their best that night, and they stand an equal chance at a win,” she said.
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“I think for Xiong, her striking once again will see her put up a tough fight against Angela, and that can trouble Angela in the fourth or fifth round. Angela too will have plenty to frustrate Xiong, but I only see her being able to shut this one out in the later rounds.”
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