{"id":449846,"date":"2026-02-02T21:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449846\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:17:14","slug":"chrisean-rock-to-make-boxing-debut-nearly-6k-women-applied-to-be-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449846\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrisean Rock to Make Boxing Debut, Nearly 6K Women Applied To Be Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Chrisean Rock<br \/>\n                          Boxing Debut Set For April 25<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Nearly 6k Women Applied To Be Opponent<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              February 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:11 AM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260202_8a180e9fc91c4237971f6e156b79f327\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5a24b8f-bc8f-452b-8cab-370fb636074f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8a180e9fc91c4237971f6e156b79f327_md.jpg\" alt=\"Chrisean Rock to Make Boxing Debut vs. Zenith Zion getty comp 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chrisean-rock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chrisean&#8217;s<\/a> boxing career is officially underway &#8212; the rapper\/reality TV star is set to make her debut on April 25 against wrestler\/Slap fighter prospect Zenith Zion!<\/p>\n<p>Damon Feldman of XRumble Fighting Championships told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Sports<\/a> that the three-round bout will take place at the Harrah&#8217;s Philadelphia Casino in Chester, Pennsylvania, and will be a Pay-Per-View event on Triller TV.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260202_4d78791e5f404b3290ccda36a76c729f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5a24b8f-bc8f-452b-8cab-370fb636074f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4d78791e5f404b3290ccda36a76c729f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Chrisean Rock to Make Boxing Debut vs. Zenith Zion getty instagram\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feldman said Zion &#8212; who held the AWA Women&#8217;s Television Championship &#8212; was selected out of 5,824 women who wanted to get in the ring with Rock.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be prepared, Chrisean, because I&#8217;m coming to kick your ass,&#8221; Zion said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4c811ca63ddd42288f1800ae4a2c0a1f_md.jpg\" alt=\"020226_zenith_zion_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    XRumble Fighting Championship<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, Chrisean wanted to become a pro boxer after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/14\/video-chrisean-rock-slapped-after-reaching-for-fan-phone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">viral fight<\/a> in Compton in December.<\/p>\n<p>Rock, 25, started by training with boxing star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ryan-garcia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Garcia<\/a>, who showed her a couple of moves during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/16\/ryan-garcia-chrisean-rock-sparring-session\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sparring session<\/a> before accidentally jabbing her in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks after that, we broke the news that she and her manager, Kimberly Ross, signed with XRumble&#8217;s boxing division and started training with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gervonta-davis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gervonta Davis<\/a>&#8216; former coach, Calvin Ford.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260107_15db64878e8041e3bc057c16a60212cc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5a24b8f-bc8f-452b-8cab-370fb636074f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/15db64878e8041e3bc057c16a60212cc_md.jpg\" alt=\"Chrisean-tmz-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcelebrityboxing.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets<\/a> are already available to witness the action live, too &#8230; and it should be quite eventful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chrisean Rock Boxing Debut Set For April 25 &#8230; 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