British boxing champion Savannah Marshalll’s opponent for her debut in combined martial arts has been revealed – and it’s somebody proper at her stage.
The PFL introduced Monday that Marshall will meet Brazilian Mirela Vargas at 2024 PFL Europe 2. The occasion, which will likely be headlined by Marshall’s debut, is about for June 8 at Utilita Enviornment in New Citadel, England.
Vargas, 26, is 1-2 as knowledgeable fighter. She received her professional debut in 2021 by 12-second knockout, however then she didn’t compete once more till 2023, shedding by submission in each bouts underneath the Iron Man MMA banner.
Marshall, 32, is the IBF, WBA, WBO, and The Ring ladies’s tremendous middleweight champion with a 13-1 skilled boxing report. Her lone profession loss got here in opposition to fellow PFL fighter Claressa Shields. She most lately competed in July 2023 when she received a majority determination vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn. Now Marshall appears to be like to make a reputation for herself on this planet of MMA.
Together with Marshall’s opponent, the promotion additionally introduced the complete lineup for PFL Europe 2, which might be seen under:
Savannah Marshall (Debut) vs. Mirela Vargas (1-2)
Kane Mousah (14-6) vs. Dylan Tuke (7-4)
Jack Grant (19-8) vs. Charlie Leary (17-13-1) – welterweight common season
Dean Garnett (12-2-1) vs. Ayton De Paepe (12-4) – bantamweight common season
Shanelle Dyer (4-0) vs. Mariam Torchinava (9-2) – ladies’s flyweight common season
Ibragim Ibragimov (6-0) vs. Josh Reed (13-8)
Frans Mlambo (15-6) vs. Luke Shanks (10-4) – bantamweight common season
Lizzy Gevers (3-1) vs. Sammy-Jo Luxton (2-0) – ladies’s flyweight common season
Mark Ewen (5-0) vs. Mathias Poiron (7-1)
Khurshed Kakhorov (12-1) vs. Bondo Kikadze (8-3-1) – bantamweight common season
Valentina Scatizzi (2-2) vs. Marie Loiseau (6-4) – ladies’s flyweight common season
Ben Woolliss (2-0) vs. Maher Belkhadir (1-1)
Alexander Luster (7-1) vs. Alperen Karabulut (10-3, 1 NC)
Dee Begley (4-5) vs. Paulina Wisniewska (2-0)
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