"Awesome high level fight" - Fans in pure awe of Jackie Buntan's methodical duel against Anissa Meksen at ONE 169
Filipino-American striking sensation Jackie Buntan outpointed French-Algerian star Anissa Meksen in their ONE women's strawweight kickboxing world title clash last Friday at ONE 169 to become the inaugural queen of the division.
Buntan and Meksen produced a technical battle inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. ONE Championship published the highlights of the latter's triumph in a recent Instagram post:
"AND NEW 👑 Jackie Buntan becomes the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion with a unanimous decision over Anissa Meksen! @jackiebuntan"
Buntan's boxing, particularly her left hook, was money throughout the clash, and it became instrumental in persuading the judges to give her the unanimous decision nod.
This striking brilliance and cerebral approach by the Boxing Works representative has hyped up the fans, as users @riggsyfort, @carleeeeeezy, @fightdevelopment, @joe_easy5 and @thepronurse commented:
"Awesome high level fight. Jackie's boxing came through for her and she landed the more impactful shots"
"This match was like the final fight in an old school martial arts movie. Absolutely loved it"
"Jackie came strong with her boxing from rounds 3 to 5...got that Unam Decs. 🔥🔥🔥🔥"
"Very close fight. Congrats ladies. Jackie has the more telling strikes and was never hurt. Great job, champ 🏆 @jackiebuntan"
"Jackie dominated the fight from start to finish 🏆🇺🇸"
Jackie Buntan savors the biggest win of her pro career but wants to capture more world titles
Following her world championship breakthrough, Buntan was on cloud nine. She admitted that it was the biggest triumph in her professional career after she came up short in her previous shot at the 26-pound golden belt.
Speaking to the media at her post-fight conference, the 27-year-old superstar outlined her plans to add more belts to her collection, as she proclaimed:
"Yeah, I think so, you know, first world championship fight [in kickboxing], and I became a champion. So yeah, it's definitely the biggest moment of my career, but it's the first of many."
Buntan initially challenged for the inaugural ONE women's strawweight Muay Thai world title but lost to Smilla Sundell at ONE 156 in April 2022.
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE 169 via the free event replay.