Somebody at DAZN is getting fired.
Forward of Saturday’s Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia boxing match in Brooklyn, NY, each fighters had been current at Thursday’s press convention to hype up their extremely anticipated encounter. Whereas the festivities offered the standard trash-talk between the proverbial cocky champion and his overly assured challenger, the actual bit of pleasure got here within the closing moments of the occasion.
A seemingly harmless graphic ran on the backside of the display screen, revealing beforehand unannounced particulars concerning the MF & DAZN: X Collection 15 headliner on Saturday, Might 25.
In keeping with the graphic, the principle occasion will probably be a bout between Elle Brooke and Paige VanZant.
Brooke was understandably pissed off by the leak.
“Really feel like everybody simply discovered I used to be pregnant earlier than I did,” the OnlyFans star wrote on social media. “Simply to make clear, I’m not pregnant. Simply referring to incompetent individuals leaking sh*t early.”
Forward of the DAZN Leak, Paige VanZant Teased Her Professional Boxing Debut
Earlier this yr, VanZant teased that her return to combat sports could be in conventional boxing, although she provided no particulars concerning the date or a possible opponent.
“It’s actually, actually thrilling,” VanZant informed MMA Fighting. “Gloves on, it’s simply straight boxing. I did suppose my subsequent battle could be a bare-knuckle boxing match, however this chance got here ahead, and I used to be identical to f*** it, let’s go. So I took a battle.”
VanZant’s unofficially official scrap with Brooke will probably be her first profession boxing match. From 2014 to 2020, ’12 Gauge’ amassed a 5-4 file below the UFC banner earlier than strolling away from the promotion in pursuit of greener pastures. It didn’t take lengthy for her to land a profitable cope with Naked Knuckle Combating Championship, making her debut on the inaugural KnuckleMania occasion in February 2022.
As for Elle Brooke, the ‘Child Bomber’ claimed the Misfits Boxing middleweight championship, knocking out AJ Bunker within the third spherical at MF & DAZN: X Collection 12 in the UK earlier this yr.
With the cat out of the bag, anticipate an official Brooke vs. VanZant announcement shortly. Till then, take a look at Elle Brooke’s title-winning efficiency under:
