{"id":910367,"date":"2026-09-26T12:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910367\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:38:15","slug":"euphoria-star-javon-wanna-walton-sends-bold-message-to-former-two-division-ufc-champion-henry-cejudo-ahead-of-andrew-tates-misfits-boxing-clash-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/910367\/","title":{"rendered":"Euphoria star Javon \u201cWanna\u201d Walton sends bold message to former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo ahead of Andrew Tate\u2019s Misfits Boxing clash | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Euphoria Javon \u201cWanna\u201d Walton is ready for one of the biggest tests of his young boxing career. The 20-year-old actor and undefeated professional boxer is set to face former UFC champion Henry Cejudo in a high-profile Misfits Boxing main event in Miami. Walton accepted the bout on short notice.Cejudo brings an impressive combat sports r\u00e9sum\u00e9 into the contest. He is an Olympic gold medalist and a former two-division, flyweight and bantamweight UFC champion. However, Walton believes those achievements will not decide what happens inside the boxing ring. He has confidence in his own experience and preparation.<\/p>\n

Javon Walton explains why Henry Cejudo\u2019s achievements do not worry him<\/p>\n

Javon Walton revealed that the opportunity came together quickly after a call from Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian. The young boxer said he discussed the offer with his team before deciding to accept the challenge.\u201cI get told that I got a fight opportunity on two-week notice, and I talk it over with my team, and we realize I\u2019m in the right mental. I\u2019m in the right mindset, \u2018Let\u2019s f****** do this.\u2019 Like, \u2018Let\u2019s go after it,\u2019 you know? This is a great opportunity. Some things you just can\u2019t let go\u201d, he told TMZ.With very little time to prepare, Walton immediately began training for the bout. He said his team put together a short but intense camp before the fight.\u201cWe had a phenomenal, what, week and a half, two-week camp. It\u2019s time to get right after it, you know. And I can\u2019t wait to show the world what I can do right now\u201d, he added.Walton enters the fight with an unbeaten professional record of 3-0-1. He has also built a public profile through acting, including his role as Ashtray in the HBO series Euphoria.However, Walton believes boxing requires a different skill set. He acknowledged Cejudo\u2019s achievements but said they would not give the veteran an advantage in the ring.\u201cHuge respect for what you did in your area, you know, and I look at that and I\u2019m like, that\u2019s amazing that you\u2019ve accomplished what you\u2019ve accomplished. But when it comes to the ring, he don\u2019t got experience in the boxing ring. This is my field he\u2019s stepping in. So I\u2019m going to show him that he don\u2019t belong in a field like this. You know, this is my ring. This is what I\u2019ve been doing for 16 years. He\u2019s gonna want to go right back to the Octagon right after this\u201d, Wanna said.Walton has also made it clear that he respects Cejudo\u2019s wrestling background. However, he remains confident that his boxing skills will make the difference.\u201cHuge respect to the wrestling, but he can\u2019t handle my hands in the boxing world. I can just tell you that right now\u201d, he added.The matchup gives Cejudo a chance to test himself in another combat sport. For Walton, it is an opportunity to prove himself against one of the most accomplished athletes he has faced.The two fighters are scheduled to meet Saturday night in Miami, with Walton looking to protect his unbeaten professional record and Cejudo making his boxing experience the focus of the matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Javon \u201cWanna\u201d Walton is ready for one of the biggest tests of his young boxing career. The 20-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":910368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,48954,49,48,314345,35892,314344,314347,314346,10988,84391,32288,82,58650],"class_list":["post-910367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-match","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-euphoria-actor","tag-henry-cejudo","tag-javon-walton","tag-javon-wanna-walton","tag-miami-boxing-event","tag-misfits-boxing","tag-most-valuable-promotions","tag-nakisa-bidarian","tag-sports","tag-ufc-champion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}