{"id":902893,"date":"2026-09-23T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902893\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:16:11","slug":"cejudo-makes-pro-boxing-debut-against-walton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902893\/","title":{"rendered":"Cejudo Makes Pro Boxing Debut Against Walton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Cejudo makes his professional boxing debut against Javon Walton at Misfits Boxing on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/division\/welterweight\/\" class=\"internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash\/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">welterweight<\/a> bout headlines a five-fight card streaming on DAZN starting at 6 p.m. ET, as MMA Mania first reported.<\/p>\n<p>Cejudo replaces original opponent Deen The Great, who backed out earlier this month. Walton, known for his role on Euphoria, has boxed professionally since childhood. Tickets start at $34.25.<\/p>\n<p>How Cejudo&#8217;s Wrestling Background Translates To Boxing<\/p>\n<p>DAZN host Lauren Blake Boultier told Brobible the matchup fascinates her because of the contrast between Cejudo&#8217;s combat sports pedigree and Walton&#8217;s lifelong boxing training. &#8220;People don&#8217;t realize he&#8217;s been a professional boxer his whole life,&#8221; she said of Walton. &#8220;That&#8217;s what makes the matchup interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boultier added that the former UFC <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/division\/flyweight\/\" class=\"internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash\/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flyweight<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/division\/bantamweight\/\" class=\"internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash\/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bantamweight<\/a> champion likely won&#8217;t approach the ring like a typical MMA crossover. &#8220;The big question is how he closes the distance when there&#8217;s no threat of a takedown,&#8221; she said. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t wrestling. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll be watching for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The main card also features Fox Townley defending the Misfits <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/division\/lightweight\/\" class=\"internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash\/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lightweight<\/a> title against Justin Ibarrola, and Tony Ferguson putting his <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/division\/middleweight\/\" class=\"internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash\/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">middleweight<\/a> strap on the line against Mahmoud Sebie at 175 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sources-heading\">Reported via:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/boxing\/474387\/misfits-boxing-cejudo-vs-walton-fight-card-dazn-start-time-date-location\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Mania<\/a> \u2014 Misfits Boxing: Cejudo vs. Walton fight card, DAZN start time, date and location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo makes his professional boxing debut against Javon Walton at Misfits Boxing on Saturday, Sept. 26, at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-902893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}