A plethora of massive boxing fights have been introduced already this yr, however postponements have been ever-present with Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk and Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol each being pushed again to on account of respective accidents.
As soon as once more, plainly followers will likely be made to attend, as a mega occasion that was scheduled for June 1st has been delayed, though this time it’s not due to an harm.
Nate Diaz was poised to tackle fellow loud-mouthed UFC fan-favourite Jorge Masvidal in what can be his second skilled boxing contest after leaving the MMA franchise in 2022.
This comes four-and-a-half years after Diaz and Masvidal met within the Octagon within the first ever battle for the ‘BMF’ title, a combat which Masvidal received by physician stoppage following the third spherical.
Since then, Diaz has misplaced out to future welterweight champion Leon Edwards earlier than defeating UFC icon Tony Ferguson by way of submission in his ultimate MMA outing, as a substitute opting to tackle YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on his skilled boxing debut final August, shedding a unanimous determination after being dropped within the fifth spherical by ‘The Drawback Baby’.
In the meantime, Masvidal hung up the MMA gloves final yr after 4 consecutive defeats (Kamaru Usman x2, Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns) following his victory over Diaz and it was confirmed in March that we’d return to boxing for the primary time in over 19 years to tackle his former UFC opponent within the ring.
‘Recreation Bred’ took on Joseph Benjamin (1-11-2), who had confronted a younger Andre Berto simply 5 months prior, in his lone bout so far again in 2005 and received a majority determination (38-36, 38-36, 37-37), though the sturdiness that Diaz confirmed all through his UFC profession and towards Jake Paul had many followers believing the competition to be a real 50/50, regardless of their 0-1 and 1-0 skilled information.
Nevertheless, on social media, esteemed fight sports activities journalist Ariel Helwani confirmed that followers will likely be compelled to attend to see who comes on prime, with a change of date and placement made official, supposedly as to not collide with UFC 302.
“The Nathan Diaz x Jorge Masvidal boxing match is shifting from June 1 to July 6, per sources.
“It’s additionally being moved from Inglewood’s Discussion board to the Honda Heart in Anaheim, Calif.
“Variety of causes for the transfer, I’m instructed. A significant one? To not battle with UFC 302, which can also be scheduled for June 1.”
UFC 302 will see Islam Makhachev try to defend his UFC light-weight title for a 3rd time, up towards Dustin Poirier in Newark, New Jersey.
Additionally going forward on that date is the ‘Matchroom versus Queensberry’ card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – which was anticipated to be headlined by the undisputed light-heavyweight title showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, however will now as a substitute be topped by Bivol defending his world title towards an shock contender.
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