Fan favorite Yu Yau Pui will welcome Scotlands Amy Pirnie to the ONE Championship Womens Atomweight Muay Thai division on August 3rd for 3 rounds of high calibre action at ONE Fight Night 24 live from the legendary Lumpinee Stadium.
Yu Yau Pui
Hailing from Hong Kong Yu hadn’t originally considered fighting when she first started studying martial arts, the purpose was more aimed at staying in shape. With no specific background or experience her heroes were not professional fighters but people who simulated the art on the big screen. There was no bigger hero for Yu than fellow Hong Kong native Jackie Chan, who Yu had idolised from the age of a child.
It wasnt until Yu started impresseing her trainers, that she was offered the opportunity to take part in a sparring session and has never looked back. Having already excelled at punching and kicking a bag, Yu found that landing strikes against an actual opponent was a lot more of interest for her. Her early sparring partners might not have been house hold names, but the same cannot be said for Lara Fernandez, Marie Ruumet and Celest Hansen who have all fell short to the 31-year old.
Amy Pirnie
Pirnie is a Scottish Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, who has most recently competed with established promotions such as Yokkao and Enfusion. She is the reigning Lion Fight super-flyweight champion, and the reigning ISKA strawweight world champion. In 2015, 2016 and 2019, the UK Muay Thai Awards voted Pirnie the best female fighter of the year. Throughout her career Pirnie has been considered as one of the best female kickboxers in the world. Her time in the ring started by training in muay thai and kickboxing at 12 years old when she met her current coach Rab Izat at the Phoenix Thai Boxing Club in Glasgow. Three years later, at 15 years old, she participated in the IFMA World Championships where she won the junior gold medal. Next year, she won the junior and adult gold medal.
Pirine fought Sandra Godvik for the inaugural Lion Fight super-flyweight championship at Lion Fight 54 on 20 April 2019. She won the fight by a first-round knockout. Finally seeing the rewards for years of dedication. August 3rd will see Pirnie test herself on the biggest stage in arguably thee biggest Muay thai promotion in the world, fans eagerly anticipate the once best kickboxer in the world thrive.
ONE Fight Night 24 Fight Card
MuayThai Bantamweight : Craig Coakley Vs. Rambolek
MuayThai Women’s Atomweight: Yu Ya Pui Vs. Amy Pirnie
