Holly Holm is headed again to the world of boxing.
On Wednesday, the previous UFC bantamweight champion introduced that she has signed with Jake Paul’s Most Worthwhile Promotions and can make her official return to the ring on June 28.
“I’m excited to accomplice with Most Worthwhile Promotions and return to the boxing ring,” mentioned Holm in a press launch Wednesday. “This new chapter goes to be an thrilling journey, and I’m trying ahead to the problem. Coming full circle again to boxing. I’ve spent most of my MMA profession at 135 kilos, and now I’ve the chance to make my boxing debut at that weight. With boxing titles in three increased weight courses underneath my belt, I’m desirous to pursue a fourth title in a brand new division.”
Holm will face Yolanda Vega (10-9) as a part of the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard contained in the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California, marking her first time within the boxing ring since Might 2013 when she was a reigning IBF and WBF world champion. She additionally held WBAN, WBC, NABF, GBU, WBA, IFBA, and WIBA gold all through her profession. In 2022, she was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame.
Holly Holm’s defeat of Ronda Rousey Stands the Check of Time
Holm is probably greatest identified for scoring one in every of, if not the most important, upsets in UFC historical past, KO’ing Ronda Rousey in November 2015, ending Rousey’s dominant run over the bantamweight division, and claiming her first UFC title.
General, ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ went 8-7 with one no-contest contained in the Octagon. Alongside the way in which, she confronted a number of the largest names in ladies’s MMA historical past, together with former and present world champions like Miesha Tate, Valentina Shevchenko, Cris Cyborg, Amanda Nunes, Raquel Pennington, and Kayla Harrison.
