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Henry Cejudo professional boxing debut

Overview

Former UFC two-division champion and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo is scheduled to make his professional boxing debut on September 26 in Miami, Florida. Cejudo will face actor Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton at the James L. Knight Arena as part of a Misfits Boxing event. The matchup was finalized after a previous opponent, Shabazz, withdrew due to a shoulder injury.

Cejudo’s debut is part of a larger weekend of global combat sports events occurring between September 25 and September 27, 2026. Other major scheduled bouts include Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas and a rematch between Takuma Inoue and Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.

Entities

Henry Cejudo · James L. Knight Arena · Tenshin Nasukawa · Misfits Boxing · Floyd Mayweather

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Combat sports weekend features Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and Cejudo boxing debut

    A major combat sports weekend features Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, Henry Cejudo’s boxing debut in Miami, and a WBC bantamweight title rematch in Tokyo.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Henry Cejudo set for professional boxing debut against Javon Walton

    Former UFC champion and Olympic wrestler Henry Cejudo will make his professional boxing debut against actor Javon Walton on September 26 in Miami.

Sources

boxingnews.com · khelnow.com · si.com · sportsnaut.com · supersport.rs