C. Cyborg faces S. Silva in the main fight of the night. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Chris Cyborg, finally, will make his long-awaited debut in professional boxing. This Wednesday (10), the Brazilian announced that she will move to the ring to face her compatriot Simone Silva, on September 25th, in Curitiba, Brazil. The information was released by the fighter herself on her social networks.
The duel will have rules of eight rounds with two minutes and 8 oz gloves, with promotion from 'Fight Music Show' and takes place at Arena da Baixada, the stadium of the Athletico Paranaense football team. Coincidentally, in the same place where Cyborg made his Ultimate debut, in May 2016, in issue number 198.
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With successful stints in UFC, Invicta and Strikeforce, Cris is one of the biggest legends in professional MMA and has a record of 26 wins and two losses in MMA. The Brazilian declared that she already wanted to switch to boxing for big fights in the sport. She is free from her contract at Bellator, where she is the featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg.).
Her opponent, Simone Silva, is not coming at a good time. At 39 years old, the fighter has lost her last eight fights – three in 2022 –, but has great relevance in the sport having already been a challenger for four world boxing titles, including a fight against Amanda Serrano. In her professional career, the fighter has a record of 17 positive results and 21 negative results in the 'noble art' and is trying to make her experience count against Cyborg.
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