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Tony Ferguson has his next bout set, and it’ll be a title defense under the Misfits Boxing banner.
The promotion announced that “El Cucuy” is scheduled to face Kenzo Biyong inside the James L. Knight Center in Miami on Sept. 26. Ferguson’s MF middleweight gold will be at stake. He captured the interim title when he defeated Salt Papi via third-round TKO back in 2025. Ferguson was promoted to main champion status when he later defeated Warren Spencer, and this will be his first attempt at a successful defense.
Ferguson has enjoyed success under the Misfits banner. His record with the promotion stands at 2-0. Ferguson’s transition to the world of influencer boxing has been far more smooth than the latter part of his UFC run. “El Cucuy” made his UFC exit having lost eight fights in a row.
While some were calling for Ferguson to retire, the 42-year-old veteran has stuck around and now has a chance to win his third fight in a row. His upcoming opponent, Biyong, is a former pro soccer player looking to make his mark in the fight game. Doing so against someone as experienced as Ferguson is a tall task.
Ferguson recently told Bloody Elbow that during his UFC skid, both his legs were injured and even getting out of bed was painful. It also didn’t help that Ferguson was going through mental stress.
“This was during the pandemic, around [the Gaethje fight]. I just did not prepare the same. When I prepared for Khabib we were not conditioning our shins and s—. I was preparing for sambo, I was going to throw this dude right on his f—ing back and embarrass him in his own sport.
“So they switch opponents up and my body took a f—ing healing. I wanted to go out there and demonstrate to people how f—ing tough we were as f—ing human beings. There was a lot that went on and a lot of mental weight that I thought I could handle.”
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