NEW YORK — The all-women’s card sanctioned by the World Boxing Council (WBC) will happen on the Lux Stage at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 27, showcasing the achievements and prowess of feminine athletes in boxing. Headlining the occasion is the historic WBC Tremendous Featherweight Championship bout, “Hit Like a Woman, Combat Like a Champion,” that includes reigning champion Alycia Baumgardner defending her title towards Delfine Persoon, a seasoned fighter from Belgium.
“This struggle is greater than only a return to the ring for me, it’s a press release,” stated Baumgardner. “Headlining the all-women’s sanctioned card is an honor, and I’m prepared to point out the world the energy, resilience and talent that girls in boxing deliver to the game.”
The occasion has set a brand new milestone with the biggest purse bid in WBC historical past for a feminine struggle, amounting to $500,000, and the Lux Stage at Trilith Studios supplies a groundbreaking backdrop for this historic bout, setting a brand new customary in dwell sports activities leisure with its immersive world setting offered by BrinxTV.
Occasion manufacturing firm World Fight Collective, Baumgardner Promotions, BrinxTV and Fubo Sports activities are collaborating to deliver this vital boxing occasion to a broad viewers totally free, marking a milestone in sports activities broadcasting.
World Fight Collective Co-Founder and CEO Nelson Lopez celebrates this thrilling occasion as a step towards gender parity in sports activities.
“For much too lengthy ladies in sports activities have been neglected, underpaid and marginalized,” Lopez stated. “Regardless of their unprecedented and luxurious achievements, the shortage of world recognition and equal pay is extraordinarily appalling. At GCC, our major objective is to alter this narrative, and on September 27 we’re doing simply that, with an all-star ladies’s lineup, attracting company from all all over the world.”
Baumgardner, the undisputed feminine tremendous featherweight champion of the world, shouldn’t be solely able to defend her title, however she’s additionally able to struggle for the rights of feminine athletes all around the globe.
“Equal pay in sports activities is not only a matter of equity; it’s a press release that girls’s contributions are valued and important, paving the best way for a extra inclusive and simply society,” she stated.
Nelson Lopez Jr. acknowledged that this occasion wouldn’t have been potential with out the onerous work of his superb co-founders, President Joshua Chasse, Vice President Sergio Rodriguez, and Chief Operations Officer Victor Herrera, in addition to the assist of BrinxTV.
“Brinx believed in our mission to spotlight ladies’s sports activities,” Lopez added. “With their partnership, we are going to bend the universe.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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