NEW YORK (April 2, 2024) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced that the super middleweight boxing world champion will headline the PFL Europe match against Newcastle on Saturday 8th June. Announced. savannah marshall He made his mixed martial arts debut at Utilita Arena.
In addition to Marshall's debut, the 2024 PFL Europe regular season continues as the bantamweight and women's flyweights begin their “road to greatness” and aim to secure a spot in the PFL Europe Playoffs this September. I am. Participants and opponents will be announced soon.
“The Professional Fighters League is proud to have some of the best athletes in the world on its roster, and on June 8th, the PFL will welcome world boxing champion and martial arts icon Savannah Marshall to the Smart Cage. “She will be making her MMA debut and fighting in front of a local fan in Newcastle,” PFL CEO Peter Murray said. “Savannah and Claressa Shields competed in one of the most-watched women's boxing matches of all time when they first fought. And now, with Savannah making her MMA debut, the two are competing in 4-ounce gloves. We are on a collision course to have a rematch wearing the PFL Smart Cage and settle the match.
IBF, WBA and WBO boxing world super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall will make her mixed martial arts debut on June 8th in the women's lightweight division. In a high-profile deal that shook the martial arts world in 2023, Marshall sets the 16 oz. ready to assert her dominance in the new sport. 8oz gloves. MMA gloves. Marshall, from Newcastle, is a talent to watch, with 10 knockouts in her illustrious boxing career. She joins the deepest roster of female martial artists in the world, including familiar foe Marshall Marshall and Claressa Shields.
Marshall's debut will continue to build on PFLW's focus on women in combat sports while continuing PFL's fighter-first, merit-based approach to mixed martial arts. Driven by a commitment to empowerment and innovation, PFLW showcases the exceptional athleticism, strength and accomplishments of female competitors on a global stage. With her participation in PFLW, Marshall joins the likes of Claressa Shields, Dakota Dicheva, Amanda Serrano, and Hattan Alsaif in raising the profile of women in the MMA world.
The 2024 PFL Europe season kicked off with an incredible sold-out show in Paris last month, kicks off in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Utilita Arena on June 8th, and moves to new ground in Glasgow to host the OVO Hydro It was a night of big playoff action. September 28th. The season concludes with an epic championship event at a venue to be announced in the near future.
The 2024 PFL Europe season promises non-stop action, with new elite talent from across Europe making their PFL debut and competing for the coveted PFL Europe Championship and $100,000 in prize money. You are about to begin your “road to greatness.”
