Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga celebrates after winning the interim ONE MMA Atomweight World Title at ONE Fight Night 27, January 11, 2025 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. "The Menace" defeated Alyona Rassohyna via TKO to win the championship. Handout/ONE Championship

Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga celebrates after winning the interim ONE MMA Atomweight World Title at ONE Fight Night 27, January 11, 2025 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. "The Menace" defeated Alyona Rassohyna via TKO to win the championship

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Camille Naredo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736573432191AA-0456.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga celebrates after winning the interim ONE MMA Atomweight World Title at ONE Fight Night 27, January 11, 2025 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. &quot;The Menace&quot; defeated Alyona Rassohyna via TKO to win the championship. Handout/ONE Championship"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga celebrates after winning the interim ONE MMA Atomweight World Title at ONE Fight Night 27, January 11, 2025 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. &quot;The Menace&quot; defeated Alyona Rassohyna via TKO to win the championship. <em>Handout/ONE Championship</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- After several stops and starts, Denice Zamboanga has finally reached the pinnacle in ONE Championship.</p><p>The Filipina star dominated Alyona Rassohyna on Saturday at ONE Fight Night 27 to capture the interim Atomweight MMA World Championship.</p><p>It was a star-making performance for &quot;The Menace,&quot; who staved off Rassohyna&#x27;s attempts to bring the fight to the ground and showcased her striking advantage all throughout. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/1/10/mma-denice-zamboanga-determined-to-finally-seize-the-moment-1704">READ: Denice Zamboanga determined to finally seize the moment</a></div><p>The end for Rassohyna came towards the end of the second round, when Zamboanga unleashed a series of unanswered strikes that forced the referee to stop the bout with just seconds left in the frame.</p><p>The time of stoppage was 4:47 in Round 2, giving Zamboanga a TKO win in the co-main event of the card, held at the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.  </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/am-eS6M_57Y?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>It was an emotional victory for the Filipina, who has seen a handful of title opportunities slip through her grasp due to unfortunate circumstances, including her own untimely injury last year that forced the postponement of her bout against Rassohyna.</p><p>When the fight finally pushed through, however, Zamboanga displayed the quality that has made her a title contender since 2020. It also solidified her status as the top contender against Stamp Fairtex, the injured world champion whom she considers a close friend.</p><p>Zamboanga and Stamp are expected to figure in a title unification bout when the Thai fighter is cleared for action.</p><p>Zamboanga wasn&#x27;t the only Filipina to emerge triumphant in Bangkok.</p><p>On Friday, Islay Bomogao improved to 2-0 in her ONE Championship career, defeating Ran Longshu in a muay thai bout held at a catchweight of 101 pounds. </p>

<p>After several stops and starts, Denice Zamboanga has finally reached the pinnacle in ONE Championship.</p>

After several stops and starts, Denice Zamboanga has finally reached the pinnacle in ONE Championship.

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MMA: Zamboanga stops Rassohyna to capture interim ONE title

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Jan 11, 2025 12:26 PM PHT

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