It was introduced immediately that IBF, WBA, and WBO Tremendous Middleweight Boxing World Champion, Savannah Marshall’s MMA debut will happen at Ladies’s Light-weight on June eighth. Marshall signed for the PFL final yr and her debut has been lengthy overdue.
One of the vital thrilling storylines for the debut of Marshall is that she has an extended and storied historical past with fellow boxing world champion and fellow PFL star, Claressa Shields and with a win, the 2 ladies may meet within the octagon and never the ring. The 2 ladies have already met within the boxing ring twice, with Marshall defeating Sheilds within the beginner ranks and the American getting the higher of the Brit within the professional recreation.
Shields is 2-1 within the PFL to date. Her final victory was towards Kelsey DeSantis, the place she was very fortunate to get her hand raised.
PFL CEO Peter Murray stated:“Savannah and Claressa Shields competed in one of many most-watched ladies’s boxing matchups in historical past after they first fought, and now with Savannah’s MMA debut, the 2 are on a collision course for a rematch sporting four-ounce gloves and settling the rating within the PFL SmartCage.”
🚨 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: Savannah Marshall makes her MMA debut within the PFL SmartCage on Saturday eighth June on the Utilita Enviornment in Newcastle, England!
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What We Know So Far
We don’t know loads about Marshall’s MMA debut as of but, nevertheless, we all know that it’s going to happen at PFL Newcastle on June eighth, reside from the Utilita Enviornment. This acts as a house draw for The Silent Murderer who hails from Hartlepool, a city within the north east of England close to Newcastle.
We all know that she’ll compete at light-weight, nevertheless, her opponent is but to be introduced.
We additionally know that she has been coaching alongside UFC interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall. This implies we all know that she goes to be getting professional coaching, with an skilled group and educated coaching companions.
The cardboard may also function the 2024 PFL Europe Common Season, with Bantamweights and Ladies’s Flyweight in motion in Newcastle.
