Angela Lee arrives in Singapore to corner husband Bruno Pucci

Angela Lee and husband, Bruno Pucci. | Image courtesy of ONE Championship
Angela Lee and husband, Bruno Pucci. | Image courtesy of ONE Championship

ONE women's atomweight world champion, 'Unstoppable' Angela Lee, just touched down in Singapore to corner her husband, Bruno Pucci, at ONE 163. Pucci will face Kirill Gorobets on the lead card of the November 19 event.

In a photo posted on Lee's Instagram profile, the Singaporean-American world champion arrived in the Lion City with her husband and their baby Ava Marie. The three looked happy and relaxed ahead of Pucci's bout at the Singapore Indoor Stadium:

"What's up Singapore!? 🇸🇬 We've touched down for fight week 👊🏼🔥"

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The Lee-Pucci family is comprised of world class fighters. Angela Lee's father, Ken Lee, works with her as her main cornerman and trainer. Her siblings, Victoria and Christian, are both signed with ONE, the latter being the ONE lightweight world champion.

Having a good set of teammates is great, but having your own family be in your corner is a rare gift. The care and support just feels different - it's more personal. So far, their family dynamic has been working well. Their win-loss ratio has been good so far in their ONE Championship run.

Bruno Pucci, however, could use the win as he is coming off back-to-back losses against Shuya Kamikubo and Kwon Won Il, respectively. Perhaps the presence of their new family member, Ava Marie, will light a fire from underneath in the Brazilian warrior.


Angela Lee went toe-to-toe with rival Xiong Jing Nan in her last appearance in Singapore

The last time Angela Lee was in Singapore, she was taking part in a Fight of the Year candidate against her rival, ONE women's strawweight queen, Xiong Jing Nan. 'Unstoppable' and 'The Panda' put on a classic in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2.

The ONE atomweight queen moved up to strawweight to once again challenge Xiong for her 125-pound strap. Coming into the bout, Lee and Xiong were 1-1 in their rivalry and the long-awaited rubber match brought the best out of the two.

Xiong established an early, sizable lead as she nearly decapitated Lee in the first round with her sledgehammer-like strikes. Angela Lee, however, came back valiantly and narrowed the gap in the succeeding rounds. It was a thrilling display of grit and courage from 'Unstoppable', who showed everyone why she earned that monicker. Lee even went after the heavy-handed Chinese world champ as if she was never badly hurt in the first round.

By the final round, although Angela Lee's aggressive striking and grappling entries closed the gap between her and Xiong, it wasn't enough to make up for the damage she sustained. ONE judges fights as a whole, not round-per-round. Some of the major criteria for judging is damage and near-fight-ending moments. If the fight is judged by those two alone, 'The Panda'won via landslide.

Still, it was a gutsy performance for Lee, who earned everyone's respect that night - most definitely her opponent's.

Watch the full fight here:

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