Take a look at the ten youngest world champions in ONE Championship. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth, and outstanding young athletes represent the future of this sport. ONE Championship spares no effort to discover new stars, and a group of young talented play

average age is less than 21 years old! Taking stock of the ten youngest world champions in ONE Championship

Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth, and outstanding young athletes represent the future of this sport. ONE Championship spares no effort to discover new stars, and a group of young talented players have shown their potential in the cage and created a new era. The following are the ten youngest cage world champions:

, Smilla Sandel - won the championship at 17 years and 5 months

In ONE156, "Storm" Smilla Sandel defeated Jackie with a ferocious attack - Bentan fought almost "disfigured", and finally won a unanimous decision victory and was crowned the women's strawweight Muay Thai world champion. That night, she was only 17 years, 5 months and 10 days old, becoming the only "underage champion" under the age of 18 in the ONE Championship. Sandel surpassed Lee Seung-joo and set a new record for the youngest champion.

, Li Shengzhu - won the championship at 19 years and 9 months

In May 2016, Li Shengzhu defeated Mei Yamaguchi in , and started his own era as the youngest world champion in ONE Championship. Six years later, 25-year-old Li Shengzhu became a mother. Her youngest record has been broken by Smilla Sandel, but one thing has not changed. Li Shengzhu is still "unstoppable" and continues to dominate the atomic weight class.

. Kim Soo-cheol - won the championship at the age of 20 years and 9 months

In October 2012, 20-year-old Kim Soo-cheol defeated Leonardo Issa by TKO in two rounds and won the original ONE Championship bantamweight world championship, becoming the first The Korean who won the ONE World Championship. However, Kim Soo-cheol's reign did not last long. A year later, he was defeated by "Lightning" Bibiano Fernandez. Since then, his glory has been completely overshadowed by "Lightning".

, Stamp Fairtex - won the championship at the age of 20 years and 10 months.

Stamp was the first person to declare that he wanted to become the "triple crown" of kickboxing , Muay Thai and mixed martial arts . All of this The starting point was when she defeated Zhuang Kaiting in in October 2018 and won the atomic weight kickboxing world championship gold belt . Four months later, Stamp defeated Janet Todd and became the kickboxing and Muay Thai double champion. Stamp faced many setbacks on his path to the MMA championship. Now that Stamp has lost her gold belt, she still has her biggest asset - her youth. Will she return to the championship?

5. Li Shenglong - won the championship at 20 years and 10 months

"Warrior" Li Shenglong set a goal for himself at the age of 13 - to become the world champion. In "ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon" in May 2019, 20-year-old Li Shenglong defeated the "ten-level jumper" Shinya Aoki by TKO and won the lightweight world championship gold belt. The Li siblings became world champions one after another, creating a legend in the boxing world. Now Li Shenglong has lost the gold belt, but he is not convinced and hopes to prove himself in the rematch with Yin Yulai.

6, Peter Dan - won the championship at 20 years and 11 months

"Baby Shark" Peter Dan defeated "Sniper" Elias Mahmoudi in May 2019 and became the first flyweight kickboxing world champion. However, in the defending match three months after winning the championship, Peterdam was defeated by Ilias Nnahaji's heavy punch and suffered the most painful defeat of his career. Now that Peter Dan is in poor condition and gradually marginalized, will he become a "shooting star" on the court?

7, Luo Tang - won the championship at the age of 22

In August 2019, the 20-year-old "Iron Man" Luo Tang defeated Jonathan Hagerty and became the new flyweight Muay Thai world champion. Luo Tang knelt down in tears after winning. This golden belt was of great significance to him because his mentor passed away before the game. Luo Tang's performance did not bring shame to his mentor's spirit in heaven. After winning the gold belt, Luo Tang firmly dominated the flyweight division. He is preparing to participate in the flyweight Muay Thai World Eight-Man Championship, which is about to sound the war drum, to win another belt for himself.

8, Jonathan Hagerty - won the championship at the age of 22 years and 2 months

In the flyweight Muay Thai event, the Thais have long had an absolute dominance. The 22-year-old British boxer Jonathan Hagerty changed everything. In May 2019, Hagerty, who had only 15 games of experience, defeated Muay Thai legend Sam A-Gaiyanghadao, who had more than 400 games of experience, and became the ruler of the flyweight division. Although he lost to Luo Tang twice later, Hagerty is still the most competitive boxer in the flyweight class and hopes to return to the top in the eight-man flyweight Muay Thai World Championship.

9, Alicia Helen Rodriguez - won the championship at 22 years and 3 months

In August 2020, 22-year-old Alicia Helen Rodriguez defeated Stamp and won the atomweight Muay Thai world championship gold The belt broke the monopoly held by Thai boxers on the ONE Muay Thai World Championship at that time. This is Rodriguez’s international ONE Championship debut and her only ONE competition so far. After winning the gold belt, she became pregnant and gave birth and stayed away from the competition. Will she be stronger when she returns as a mother?

0, Joshua Pacio - won the championship at the age of 22 years and 8 months

In September 2018, Pacio defeated Naito Masaki to win the strawweight championship. He later lost the belt but regained it. “They always say that you are so young and you are already a champion, but they don’t see how long I have worked hard. I became the ONE champion at the age of 23, but I spent 10 years training before that. "In the near future, Pacio will accept the challenge of "Monkey King" Jared Brooks. Can he still successfully defend his title?

Who is your favorite young world champion?