Olympic athlete makes professional boxing debut with victory at an event featuring Anderson Silva and Jake Paul on Netflix.

Keno Marley, who represented Brazil in two Olympic Games, won by unanimous decision in his first professional fight.

Gabriel Reis

19/12/2025 | 19:29

Keno Marley in training. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/keno_marley

Keno Marley showed why he is considered one of the great promises of Brazilian boxing. The Bahia native, who has already represented Brazil in two Olympic Games, had his first professional fight and gave Diarra Davis no chance on the preliminary card of the boxing event that has Jake Paul e Anderson Silva , the main attractions.

Controlling the distance and leading the fight from start to finish, the Brazilian had no difficulty confirming the victory by unanimous decision. With the triumph, Keno achieved his first victory in professional boxing and expanded a resume that already includes participation in the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games, reaching the quarterfinals in both editions.

Keno Marley dominates boxing match on Netflix.

Keno started the fight keeping his left hand extended to control the distance and, in the first 30 seconds, landed a right hand that rocked his opponent. The Brazilian used jabs well to keep Davis at bay until, with one minute left in the fight, he took advantage of a misstep by his opponent and connected with another straight punch, taking the American to the ground and scoring the first knockdown of his opponent's professional career. After Diarra got up, Marley continued to control the distance with his lead hand.

In the second round, Keno continued to demonstrate his high level of play against his rival. The Brazilian dominated the center of the octagon, mainly using left jabs, and began to look for body shots with his rear hand.

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The third round began with the American going on the offensive, but in the first few exchanges, Keno dodged a punch and landed a left cross, forcing his opponent to retreat. From then on, the Brazilian changed his strategy: he stopped constantly measuring the distance, started closing ranks and provoking his rival's attacks in order to respond with counter-punches.

Keno Marley started the fourth and final round by advancing and forcing a stand-up exchange. Faster, the Brazilian landed his punches efficiently, while the American's attacks were stopped by the guard, without much impact.

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After four rounds of action, Keno Marley was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges.

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Zebra surprises and wins by knockout on the preliminary card.

Avious Griffin needed only one minute to knock out Justin Cardona in the second fight of the preliminary card. The welterweight entered the octagon as the underdog, but in an exchange of blows, he connected with a counter straight followed by a cross, sending his opponent to the canvas.

With the victory, Avious Griffin reached a career record of 19 wins, 18 of them by knockout. Justin Cardona, on the other hand, suffered only his second professional defeat.

Caroline Dubois dominates Italian and remains undefeated in the lightweight division.

In a duel valid for the world title in the women's lightweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Caroline Dubois faced Camila Panatta. Throughout ten rounds, the British fighter relied on speed and movement to score points with precision, being rarely hit by her opponent.

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With a solid performance, Dubois emerged victorious and defended her title for the fifth time in her career. The triumph brought the champion to 12 wins, maintaining her undefeated record in professional boxing. Camila Panatta, on the other hand, suffered the third defeat of her career.

Check out the results of the boxing event on Netflix.

MAIN CARD

Heavyweight (up to 111,1 kg): Anthony Joshua defeated Jake Paul by technical knockout at 1:40 of round 6

Lightweight (up to 59 kg): Alycia Baumgardner defeated Leila Beaudoin by unanimous decision (117-110, 118-109, 180-109) and retained the belt.

Cruiser Weight (up to 88 kg): Anderson Silva derrotou Tyron woodley by technical knockout at 1:13 of round 2

Lightweight (up to 59 kg): Jamal Harvey defeated Kevin Cervantes by unanimous decision (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bantamweight (up to 53,5 kg) Cherneka Johnson defeated Amanda Galle by unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92, 97-93) and retained the title.

Lightweight (up to 61,2 kg): Caroline Dubois defeated Camila Panatta by unanimous decision (99-90, 99-90, 99-90) and retained the belt.

Strawweight (up to 47,6 kg): Yokasta Valle defeated Yadira Bustillos by majority decision (95-95, 98-92, 96-94) and retained the belt.

Welterweight (up to 66,6 kg): Avious Griffin defeated Justin Cardona by knockout at 2:59 of Round 1.

Cruiser Weight (up to 88 kg): Keno Marley defeated Diarra Davis Jr. by unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35, 40-35)

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