April 22, 2024 7:45 pm ET
British boxing champion Savannah Marshalll’s opponent for her debut in blended martial arts has been revealed – and it’s somebody proper at her degree.
The PFL introduced Monday that Marshall will meet Brazilian Mirela Vargas at 2024 PFL Europe 2. The occasion, which shall be headlined by Marshall’s debut, is about for June 8 at Utilita Enviornment in New Citadel, England.
Vargas, 26, is 1-2 as an expert fighter. She received her professional debut in 2021 by 12-second knockout, however then she didn’t compete once more till 2023, shedding by submission in each bouts underneath the Iron Man MMA banner.
Marshall, 32, is the IBF, WBA, WBO, and The Ring ladies’s tremendous middleweight champion with a 13-1 skilled boxing document. Her lone profession loss got here towards fellow PFL fighter Claressa Shields. She most just lately competed in July 2023 when she received a majority resolution vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn. Now Marshall appears to make a reputation for herself on this planet of MMA.
Together with Marshall’s opponent, the promotion additionally introduced the total lineup for PFL Europe 2, which might be seen beneath: Make sure to go to the MMA Junkie Instagram web page and YouTube channel to debate this and extra content material with followers of blended martial arts.
