Former UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy
will step in for Vitor
Belfort and face Hasim Rahman Jr. at Saturday’s Misfits Boxing
event.
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The promotion announced the change on Tuesday. A reason for
Belfort’s withdrawal was not given. The four-round heavyweight
fight takes place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas and streams
on Dazn.
Hardy made his professional boxing debut in October, scoring a
second-round knockout of Mike Hook in the second round of their
fight under the Black Sheep Boxing banner. The controversial former
NFL Pro Bowler went 4-5 with one no contest in the UFC before his
release earlier this year.
Rahman Jr., meanwhile, is 12-1 as a professional boxer. He suffered
his first career defeat in his most recent outing, when he was
knocked out in the fifth round by Kenzie Morrison at an event
entiteld “Sons of Legends” on April 29. Rahman Jr. was scheduled to
fight Jake Paul in
August before weight cutting issues resulted in the cancellation of
the bout.
🚨 CARD UPDATE: GREG HARDY TO FACE HASIM
RAHMAN JR 💥This Saturday @_HasimRahmanJr
will face Greg Hardy on @DAZNBoxing
as Misfits Boxing comes to TEXAS 🇺🇸 @SauerlandBros
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#MisfitsBoxing pic.twitter.com/miNTvT9AEt— Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing)
November 15, 2022