Stamp Fairtex has been forced to withdraw from the ONE Championship 167 headliner after suffering a torn meniscus in training.
According to the Singapore-based promotion, Fairtex underwent surgery for the injury and will not be defending her atomweight belt againstas originally planned. Zamboanga is expected to remain on the card against an as yet to be announced opponent. Fairtex was also slated to meet ONE strawweight queen“My sparring partner was behind me, and she was going to take me down.
“Then, she twisted. When she twisted, my leg was still touching the ground, so my knee got twisted. When it twisted, it made a loud noise. So, I stopped immediately and went for an MRI after that. my meniscus was torn.” ONE 167 takes place on June 7 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. A featherweight muay thai championship clash betweenFairtex, who was a ONE title holder in both kickboxing and muay thai, clamed the vacant 115-pound MMA belt with a third-round TKO victory againstat ONE on Prime Video 14 this past September. The 26-year-old Thailand native has compiled an 11-2 mark while competing exclusively under the ONE banner.
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