Todd faces off with Spain’s Lara Fernandez in a bid to become the ONE interim atomweight Muay Thai world champion. Having already secured the ONE atomweight kickboxing world title, the 36-year-old star is determined to create her legacy of greatness by becoming a two-sport ONE world champion.

“I envision myself with the belt at the end of the fight. You know, that’s always the mentality that I go in with every fight. I envision, at the end of the fight, my hands being raised, and feeling that heavy belt strapped over my shoulder,” Todd said.

The Boxing Works athlete has been tearing through the ONE roster since her second outing in the Circle. Although she suffered a debut defeat at the hands of Stamp Fairtex in 2019, she came back hard and has amassed a six-fight winning streak.

Half of her victories have been by knockout, and she has proven herself to be a dangerous force in the women’s atomweight striking divisions. The Californian even made up for her loss against Stamp by snatching the Thai superstar’s kickboxing strap when the two rematched in 2020.

Now, Todd has a second chance to bring home another world title. But her upcoming opponent won’t make it easy for her.

Fernandez is a World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai world champion and a two-time ISKA kickboxing world champion, so she knows what to do when there is gold on the line.

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Todd, who has won the Pan American Muay Thai championship twice, recognizes her Spanish rival's abilities, and she knows she will be battling a world champion. Nonetheless, she remains confident in her own skills and believes she has what it takes to cause damage at the right time.

“[Fernandez is] a good technical fighter. She’s fought some top-level competition. She’s currently a WBC titleholder. And I think she has some really good kicks during her exchanges with people. She’s a good forward pressure type of fighter,” Todd said.

“I think the strength that I have is my movement. To be able to get the angles that I want for my shots. And also the use of my combinations to create openings. It might not be open right at that moment, but then it can lend itself to creating other openings during the fight. So I think I can use those types of advantages in the fight.”

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This article is published in collaboration with ONE Championship.

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