
Olivia Curry hopes to overcome late start to become world champion
Olivia Curry is looking to become an unlikely titleholder and introduce the world to a new face in the women’s middleweight division.
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Olivia Curry is looking to become an unlikely titleholder and introduce the world to a new face in the women’s middleweight division.

Heavyweight contender Brandon “OJ Bam” Moore faces unbeaten DeAndre Savage at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit on Friday, September 19.

Shadasia Green had to go deeper than ever before to preserve her unbeaten record and place in line for a title shot. The top-rated super middleweight contender landed heavy leather versus Olivia Curry, who showed a world class chin throughout their ten-round contest. Curry’s stock went up in defeat, while Green left with a ten-round, unanimous

There was a time where a title shot was the main focal point for Shadasia Green. That went away once the WBC rescinded an order for the unbeaten super middleweight contender to get next dibs at then-undisputed champ Franchon Crews-Dezurn. The opportunity instead went to England’s Savannah Marshall, a two-time Olympian and former middleweight titlist who seized the 168-pound crown in a ten-round decision over Crews-Dezurn on July 1 in Manchester, England.

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz each had to immediately weigh in for a second time to make their contracted limit. Both boxers were initially over the agreed upon 185-pound weight on the first try in the presence of Texas’ combat sports commission during Friday’s official weigh-in. Paul came in right at 185 after stripping down behind a promotional banner, though he still had to step on the scale twice during that state before the commission officially confirmed his weight.

It’s the age-old question in combat sports – which fighter is the most dangerous; the one who does this because they need to or the one who does this because they want to?