Boxing world champion Savannah Marshall aims to make mixed martial arts debut at PFL Europe in Newcastle

Boxing world champion Savannah Marshall aims to make mixed martial arts debut at PFL Europe in Newcastle

PhilBoxing.com
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

NEW YORK (April 2, 2024) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, announced today that Super Fighters will headline the PFL Europa match against Newcastle on Saturday, June 8th. Middleweight boxing world champion Savannah Marshall has announced her participation. Her mixed martial arts debut at the 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.

PFL Europe Newcastle will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN from 5pm GMT, and tickets are on sale now.

“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. “When Savannah Shields and Claressa Shields first fought, they competed in one of the most high-profile women's boxing matches of all time, and now…
In Savannah's MMA debut, the two are on a collision course for a rematch that will end in a PFL smart cage wearing 4-ounce gloves. ”

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 up the martial arts world in 2023, Marshall hangs up his boxing gloves for MMA gloves, ready to assert his dominance in a new sport. 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.”

Updated PFL Europe Newcastle main card:

DAZN (UK)
June 8th – 5pm

Women's Lightweight Main Event: Savannah Marshall (debut) vs. TBA The PFL is the only organization in MMA that uses a sports season format, with individual fighters competing in the regular season, playoffs, and championship each year. PFL and Bellator's combined rosters have 30% of their fighters ranked in the top 25 in the world alone in their respective weight classes, the same percentage as the UFC. PFL has a broad global vision for the sport and is building the “MMA Champions League'' with PFL Europe, PFL MENA and other international leagues in development. PFL is leading the way in technology and innovation with the exclusive PFL SmartCage, powering match analysis, real-time betting, AI scoring and next-generation viewing experiences. PFL is primetime on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S. and is broadcast and streamed in 150 countries through 20 premium media distribution partners.

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