is gearing up for the biggest fight of her professional career 바카라 and a true life-altering opportunity.
The young Israeli athlete will challenge long-reigning divisional queen for the ONE Women바카라s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title in the main event of , which takes place in U.S. primetime on Friday, June 6.
That battle will go down at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and it pits one of Muay Thai바카라s most dominant titleholders against a hard-charging contender who바카라s loaded with momentum.
Cohen was originally slated to challenge for the gold in March, but an ankle injury suffered in training forced her to withdraw from that contest.
She told that while it hasn바카라t been easy, that setback only strengthened her resolve:
바카라Life has been very complex since then. In the last seven months, I바카라ve been injured. I바카라ve been recovering. I바카라ve been dealing with some challenges back home in Israel with my family. So many things happened, and I think this was one of the hardest times of my life.바카라
The 24-year-old Cohen has been a revelation since joining the world바카라s largest martial arts organization.
She secured her main roster contract by winning the ultra-tough Road to ONE: Thailand tournament before rattling off a trio of impressive 바카라 and impressively entertaining 바카라 victories in ONE Championship.
Following a sensational upset win over decorated Scottish veteran in her most recent outing, Cohen will come into this World Title opportunity with plenty of confidence.
Still, she admitted that she initially expected a couple more hurdles before earning this crack at gold:
바카라At first, I thought that there바카라s gonna be maybe more fights. But I was also ready for a championship fight in my mind.바카라
After an arduous recovery and rehabilitation process, Cohen now has her sights set squarely on Rodrigues, who hasn바카라t lost an atomweight fight in more than five years.
For her part, the Israeli comes from a deep kickboxing background, but she has been sharpening her Muay Thai weaponry at the world-renowned Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya.
Always modest and humble, Cohen was quick to heap praise on the Brazilian titleholder:
바카라Rodrigues is very technical and very smart, and her Muay Thai weapons are very good. She바카라s very experienced as well. She is more experienced than me, especially under Muay Thai rules. And she바카라s very good and very strong.바카라
Determined To Avenge Stamp바카라s Loss
As a close friend and training partner of former three-sport ONE World Champion , who lost the atomweight Muay Thai belt to Allycia Hellen Rodrigues back in 2020, Shir Cohen will carry an extra sense of purpose into ONE Fight Night 32.
She바카라s inspired and determined, she said, to bring the ONE Women바카라s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title back to her squad at Fairtex:
바카라I don바카라t feel pressure. It gives me more motivation because if I can get this for Stamp and for the team, I will feel proud of myself.바카라
If she바카라s able to defeat Rodrigues on June 6, Cohen will become the first-ever Israeli ONE World Champion. But rather than getting caught up in the high-stakes nature of this matchup, she바카라s focused solely on emerging victorious.
A talented all-around striker with venomous boxing skills, crafty footwork, and a deep gas tank, she plans to employ every skill at her disposal to neutralize the Brazilian바카라s trademark clinch game and vicious elbows.
Cohen added:
바카라My footwork and my boxing [are my biggest advantages]. I will try to use them. I want to win. It doesn바카라t matter how or what way. I will just see when we바카라re in there.
바카라You know, I바카라m not different than other fighters. I바카라m not special, but I just work hard, and I give my heart and try my best. I have a big goal inside of me, and I have to achieve this goal. I have to.바카라
