Cris Cyborg will have her third pro boxing fight, as she faces Karen Fernandes on March 3 in Medellin, Colombia.
Reports indicate the fight will be a four-rounder at 154 pounds. She boxed twice last year, one in professional boxing and the other in an exhibition. Cyborg stopped Kelsey Wickstrum in the second round. She followed it up with an exhibition win against Aria Wild in her last fight in another second round stoppage. After this period, Cyborg struggled to get a fight.
However, she made a PFL appearance against Larissa Pacheco. She defeated Pacheco to win the first PFL Super Fights Women’s Featherweight World Championship. That added to her list of titles in UFC, Invicta FC, Strikeforce and Bellator. Her current record in MMA stands at 28–2. Her boxing wins could lead to a Claressa Shields fight.