Zuffa Boxing confirmed on Friday that it’s going to maintain its first New York occasion on Sunday, July 26, on the Infosys Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard. The promotion introduced the date and venue throughout its social channels, releasing a promotional video however no matchups, ticket data, or on-sale date.
The cardboard carries the Zuffa Boxing 09 designation and follows Zuffa Boxing 08, scheduled for June 28 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The New York date marks the promotion’s entry right into a market traditionally dominated by Matchroom, Prime Rank, and Premier Boxing Champions.
The July 26 announcement continues a speedy buildout for a promotion that staged its first numbered card earlier this yr. Zuffa Boxing’s slate contains its first worldwide occasion, Chris Billam-Smith towards Ryan Rozicki on June 6 in Bournemouth, England, and Zuffa Boxing 08 on June 28 in Las Vegas, headlined by Edwin De Los Santos towards Jose Valenzuela.
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Friday’s announcement contained no fighters. Reporting that preceded it tied the New York present to a number of established American names. Dan Rafael reported in mid-Could that Edgar Berlanga, Richardson Hitchins, and Sergey Derevyanchenko have been anticipated to look, citing a supply with information of the plans. Zuffa has not confirmed any of these fighters, and no bouts have been finalized publicly.
The Infosys Theater, the smaller of the 2 fundamental rooms within the Madison Sq. Backyard complicated, has staged championship boxing for many years below a succession of names, from the Felt Discussion board by way of the Hulu Theater period. Vasiliy Lomachenko stopped Guillermo Rigondeaux there in 2017, and George Kambosos Jr. upset Teofimo Lopez to win the unified light-weight titles within the constructing in 2021. The room has additionally hosted undisputed girls’s championship playing cards, together with Amanda Serrano towards Erika Cruz in 2023.
