Angela Lee ’s 2017 car crash wasn’t an accident. It was a suicide attempt. In a first-person article published Tuesday by The Players Tribune , Lee made the startling admission and opened up about the circumstances that led to her trying to kill herself. Lee was 21 at the time and coming off the first two defenses of her ONE Championship atomweight title. She’d had a fight booked against challenger Mei Yamaguchi slated for November 24, 2017, in Singapore. As the fight drew closer, Lee put a lot of pressure on herself, especially to make weight, which “was the biggest thing in the world” to her
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