Boxing Superstar Savannah Marshall And PFL Agree To Multi-Year MMA Deal
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August 28, 2023,
They are chasing one another around like Ali and Frazier.
Around the globe.
With powerful results.
Claressa Shields signed a new deal with the PFL, and now, so has her super rival, Savannah Marshall.
We recently wrote about Claressa Shields, now it is time to meet Savannah.
Super Star Boxing Champion Claressa Shields Re-Signs With PFL
Savannah Marshall is a British boxer, winning the UK’s first ever women’s amateur boxing world championship. She has been nicknamed as the ‘Silent Assassin’ due to her innate shyness.
Still waters run deep.
Savannah has held world championships in two weight classes: the undisputed and Ring magazine female super-middleweight title since July 2023; and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female middleweight title from 2020 to 2022.
As an amateur, she became the first British female world champion after securing gold at the 2012 World Championships.
As of October 2022, she is ranked as the world’s second best active female middleweight by BoxRec and by The Ring organization.
What got this British dynamo started?
Savannah began boxing age 12, when she joined a local Hartlepool Headland club after seeing a boy showing off his trophy on the street and decided she wanted one.
The, if he can do it, so can I, theory.
She went to her local boxing club with two of her girlfriends to check it out. However her friends only went once and decided not to go back. Understandably. The club had no girls training at this time and had constantly tried to discourage Savannah.
Our future slugger was not deterred. She kept coming back.
She stated that she thinks the trainer looked at her as ‘an annoying little girl who kept on coming back’ but she was determined, having fallen in love with the sport.
Guess what eventually happened. A sign of major respect. A major life lesson.
They learned to accept her and began to support her.
So it began.
And now?
She is chasing Claressa for another big matchup and pay day.
On August 23, 2023, the informative industry source boxingscene.com shared, “Undisputed super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is pressing to get back in the ring with Claressa Shields – and she’s now targeting a second fight in two different sports.”
Now, the two champions have an opportunity to meet in battle in the PFL, since Claressa singed with the PFL, as well.
Savannah distributed Claressa’s only defeat in boxing with a decision win in the amateurs.
The boxing super star got revenge in the pros by handing Savannah a ten round unanimous decision loss, last October, to become the undisputed champion at middleweight.
Time for the trilogy.
We love trilogies in books and movies.
Now female boxing.
Read on about Savannah’s big signing.
BOXING SUPERSTAR SAVANNAH MARSHALL AND PFL AGREE TO MULTI-YEAR MMA DEAL
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22 Aug, 2023, 08:00 ET
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2023 PFL Playoffs will air on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ August 23
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced the signing of Super Middleweight boxing world champion Savannah Marshall. Marshall is regarded as one of the greatest women’s combat sports athletes in the world, with over two million viewers tuning into her October 2022 bout against Claressa Shields, making the event the most watch women’s professional boxing event in history.
Marshall is set to begin her MMA career inside the PFL SmartCage and join the deepest female combat sports roster in the world, which includes two-time Olympic gold medalists Kayla Harrison and Claressa Shields, PFL World Champion Larissa Pacheco, and Amanda Serrano. Together these women lay the foundation for PFLW, which will put the focus on women in combat sports while continuing the PFL’s fighter first merit-based approach to MMA.
“I want to welcome two-time boxing world champion, Savannah Marshall to the Professional Fighters League,” said Peter Murray, PFL CEO. “It’s an exciting time for PFL as we officially launch PFLW, and the addition of Savannah Marshall strengthens the best global roster of women in combat sports. PFLW is committed to the empowerment and equality of all female athletes and provides a dedicated platform for women to become PFL MMA champions.”
“I am thrilled to begin my journey in MMA with The Professional Fighters League,” said Savannah Marshall. “I am proud to join the most talented female combat sports athletes in the world and continue to raise the profile of women in sports through PFLW.”
In the creation of PFLW, the Professional Fighters League renews their commitment to empowering and leveling the playing field for women in combat sports. PFLW will strive for equality in and out of the PFL SmartCage.
The 2023 PFL Playoffs continue live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday, August 23, airing on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.
PFL is the #1 fastest growing company in MMA and the #2 MMA company on a worldwide basis. PFL is the only league in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs, and championship each year, making PFL a “win and advance” meritocracy like all other major sports. PFL fighter roster hails from over 20 countries and 25% of PFL fighters are independently ranked in the top 25 of their weight-class. The company leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage powering real-time betting and next-gen viewing experience.
About Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the fastest growing and most innovative sports league. PFL is the #2 MMA company worldwide on all key metrics and the only with the sports-season format where individual fighters compete in Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship. The our global live fight franchises: PFL League Season, PFL Challenger Series, PFL PPV Super Fights, and PFL Europe.
PFL airs live in the U.S on ESPN and ESPN+ and is broadcast and streamed to 140 countries with 25 international leading media partners, including DAZN, Stan Sport, Viacom18, RMC Sport, Globo, Star Times, FPT, CSM, DirectTV, ITV, and MBC. PFL has dozens of major brand sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, GEICO, Bose, US Marine Corps, and Celsius Energy Drink.
PFL is backed by blue-chip investors including Ares, Luxor Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, Knighthead, Legends, and numerous NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS team owners.
MMA is the growth sport of this decade, with over 600 million fans worldwide, the youngest audience demo of any sport, and true global revenue streams.
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