NEWCASTLE – Results from the weigh-ins for the PFL Europe Newcastle event this Saturday, 8 June at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle, are now in the books.
The event in Tyne & Wear will be headlined by the North East’s very own Undisputed World Boxing Champion Savannah Marshall as she makes her debut in mixed martial arts against Brazilian Mirela Vargas (1-2), who has set herself on a collision course to meet her long-time rival Claressa Shields should she pick up the win Saturday night.
The co-main event is scheduled to be an exciting brawl between Kane Mousah (14-6) and Dylan Tuke (7-4), two fighters who always come to entertain the masses and will put on a show in front of the crowd at PFL Europe Newcastle.
The card is full of exciting prospects, ranging from Dagestani-born undefeated 20-year-old Ibragim Ibragimov (6-0), Scotland’s Mark Ewen (5-0) who has stopped all of his last fourteen opponents, and an undefeated Shanelle Dyer (4-0) who won the Four Nations Championships.
PFL Europe Newcastle will air live in the UK and the Republic of Ireland at 5pm BST.
Full weigh-in results are below.
PFL Europe Newcastle Main Card:
Saturday, June 8 – Live on DAZN
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
5 pm BST
Main Event Contract Weight Bout: Savannah Marshall (160.8 lbs) vs Mirela Vargas (158.7 lbs)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Kane Mousah (155.5 lbs) vs Dylan Tuke (155.7 lbs)
Welterweight Regular Season Bout: Jack Grant (170.2 lbs) vs Charlie Leary (170.2 lbs)
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Lewis McGrillen (135.4 lbs) vs Matiss Zaharovs (135.2 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Season Bout: Shanelle Dyer (125.7 lbs) vs Mariam Torchinava (125.7 lbs)
Preliminary Card:
Featherweight Showcase Bout: Ibragim Ibragimov (145.9 lbs) vs Josh Reed (145.1 lbs)
Bantamweight Season Bout: Dominique Wooding (135.7 lbs) vs Julien Lopez (135.4 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Season Bout: Lizzy Gevers (124.9 lbs) vs Karolina Wójcik (125.3 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Mark Ewen (155.1 lbs) vs Claudio Pacella (155.6 lbs)
Bantamweight Season Bout: Khurshed Kakhorov (135.7 lbs) vs Tuomas Grönvall (134.0 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Season Bout: Valentina Scatizzi (125.9 lbs) vs Marie Loiseau (125.4 lbs)
Featherweight Showcase Bout: Ben Woolliss (144.7 lbs) vs Nikola Ivanovic (144.0 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout: Alexander Luster (135.8 lbs) vs Alperen Karabulut (135.6 lbs)
131 lbs. Contract Weight Bout: Dee Begley (130.3 lbs)* vs Paulina Wiśniewska (125.1 lbs)
*Begley missed weight and the bout will move forward at a Catchweight of 131 lbs. Begley will forfeit a portion of her fight purse, as well as be deducted 1 point on the final official judges’ scorecards should the fight go to decision. This deduction does apply to the official fight result.
Canceled Bout:
As a result of Ayton De Paepe (12-4) weighing in at 137.5 lbs, 1.5 lbs over the Bantamweight limit, his scheduled bout with Dean Garnett (12-2-1) has been canceled. Dean will receive a walkover win in the PFL Europe Regular Season and progress to the 2024 PFL Europe Playoffs.
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