British boxing champion Savannah Marshall’s opponent in her mixed martial arts debut has been revealed, and it’s someone of her own caliber.
PFL announced on Monday that Martial will face Brazilian Mirela Vargas in the 2024 PFL Europe 2. The event, which will feature Marshall’s debut match, is scheduled to take place on June 8 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.
Vargas, 26, has one win and two losses as a professional fighter. Although she earned a 12-second KO in her professional debut in 2021, she would not have a rematch after that until 2023, with her suffering submission losses in both bouts under the Ironman MMA banner. .
Marshall, 32, has a 13-1 record in professional boxing and is the IBF, WBA, WBO and The Ring women’s super middleweight champion. Her only career loss came against fellow PFL fighter Claressa Shields. She most recently won a majority decision against Franchon-Creux-Dezurun in July 2023. Now, Marshall is looking to make his mark in the MMA world.
In addition to Marshall’s opponents, the promotion also announced the full lineup for PFL Europe 2. The contents are listed below.
Savannah Marshall (debut) vs. Mirella Vargas (1-2) Kane Muser (14-6) vs. Dylan Tooke (7-4) Jack Grant (19-8) vs. Charlie Leary (17- 13-1) – Welterweight Regular Season Dean Garnett (12-2-1) vs. Ayton De Paepe (12-4) – Bantamweight Regular Season Chanel Dyer (4-0) vs. Mariam Turchinava ( 9-2) – Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Ibragim Ibragimov (6-4) -0) vs. Josh Reid (13-8) France Mlambo (15-6) vs. Luke Shanks (10-4) – Bantamweight Regular Season Lizzie Gevers (3-1) vs. Sammy-Jo Ruxton (2-0) – Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Mark Ewen (5-0) vs. Matthias Poiron (7-1) Crushed Kaholov (12-1) vs. Bond Kikadze (8-3-1) – Bantamweight Regular Season Valentina Scatizzi (2-2) vs. Marie Loiseau (6-4) – Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Ben Woolis (2-0) vs. Maher Belkadir (1-1) Alexander Laster (7-1) vs. Alperen Karabrute (10-3, 1 NC) Dibegli (4-5) vs. Paulina Wisniewska ( 2-0)
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