Event Timings
Box office: 3PM
Doors: 4PM
Show start: 5PM
Show end: 11PM
*Event timings are subect to change
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) - the fast growing sports league - will be back in Newcastle on June 8th, and headlining the fight card will be former undisputed superstar Boxing Champion Savannah Marshall, making her MMA debut in the PFL Smartcage against Mirela Vargas of Brazil
A native of Hartlepool, the former IBF, WBA and WBO Super-Middleweight boxing champ Marshall is on a new journey to reach the pinnacle of the MMA world, and boasted 10 victories by knockout in her boxing career.
In addition to Marshall’s debut, the PFL Newcastle event will feature a stacked fight card that continues the PFL Regular Season, in which 32 fighters compete in a knockout tournament format to reach the playoffs in Glasgow in September, before the end of season Championships where 4 fighters will be crowned champion, and pocket $100k and the PFL Europe belt. The Newcastle event will see exciting talent from across the UK and Europe such as Sammy-Jo Luxton, Shanelle Dyer, Khurshed Kakhorov and Jack Grant vying for glory.
There will also be high-profile showcase bouts across the night featuring Lewis McGrillen, Kane Mousah and exciting future stars such as Ben Woolliss and Ibrahim Ibragimov, and after a 16,000 sold-out launch event in Paris in March, this one promises to be an epic night of sporting entertainment, don’t miss it!
