Savannah Marshall will make her first
Professional Fighters League foray a little more than two
months from now.

The organization announced on Tuesday that the boxing champion will
compete at PFL Europe Newcastle on June 8 in the main event against
an as yet to be announced opponent. PFL Europe Newcastle takes
place at Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England, and airs on DAZN. The
card will showcase bantamweights and women’s flyweights, with more
bouts expected to be revealed in the coming weeks. Marshall will
compete at 155 pounds.

“The Professional Fighters League prides itself on having the best
athletes in the world on its roster and on June 8, PFL welcomes
boxing world champion and combat sports icon Savannah Marshall to
the SmartCage for her MMA debut, where she will compete in front of
her hometown fans in Newcastle,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray in a
release. “Savannah and Claressa
Shields competed in one of the most-watched women’s boxing
matchups in history when they first fought, and now with Savannah’s
MMA debut, the two are on a collision course for a rematch wearing
four-ounce gloves and settling the score in the PFL SmartCage.”

Marshall is a super middleweight boxing champion in multiple
promotions and owns a 13-1 career mark in the Sweet Science, with
10 victories coming by way of knockout. Her lone defeat came
against Shields last October. Marshall has some experience with
MMA, as she has trained with current UFC talent Molly
McCann in the past.

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