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Janet Todd says Jackie Buntan is fired up following loss to Smilla Sundell

Janet Todd says Jackie Buntan is 'fired up' following loss to Smilla Sundell Janet Todd says Jackie Buntan is fired up following loss to Smilla Sundell Janet Todd and Jackie Buntan are longtime friends and training partners under Brian Popejoy at Boxing Works in California. 'JT' became ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion when she beat Stamp Fairtex in 2020, while Buntan made her promotional debut the following year. After racking up three straight victories, the 24 year-old fought for the inaugural ONE Strawweight Muay Thai belt against Smilla Sundell at ONE 156: Eersel vs. Sadikovic in April. It was a scintillating fight, but Buntan ultimately came up short, In the wake of the disappointment, Janet Todd says her stablemate at Boxing Works is more driven than ever. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the champ said: "She's been coming in the gym. I know she's very fired up from her recent loss, but it hasn't deterred her at all. It's making her want to be better. She's been coming in and being a great training partner for me as well. She's doing well. She's also very mentally resilient, so stuff like that's not going to stop her." Buntan is a fierce competitor and will no doubt be plotting her way back to a shot at the gold. She took a with Sundell after the fight, with both women agreeing to run it back one day. Janey Todd, meanwhile, will have an opportunity to claim a second belt in ONE when she competes for the at ONE 159 in July. Just like her teammate,

Janet Todd believes Buntan had her moments against impressive Sundell

Sundell is four inches taller than Buntan, and the teenager used her range brilliantly to outstrike the Filipino-American. maintains that the contest was far from one-way traffic, but admits that the young Swede is a special talent. "Smila was impressive. (But) I think Jackie had her moments too and I thought she was winning on the outside but as soon as Smilla closed that distance it was really hard for Jackie to stay away and she got hit a lot. (Smilla) was really impressive. I don't think I was doing that at 17. I was just messing around in high school." has only fought twice for ONE, and with Buntan boasting three wins in the division, the American-Filipino kickboxer remains a formidable force who will no doubt be challenging for the belt again somewhere down the line. Watch the full interview below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found