Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Until teased an announcement on Tuesday and that announcement got here on Wednesday morning. Until will make his skilled boxing debut on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard on Netflix at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Until (0-0 in boxing, 18-5-1 MMA) will tackle former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (53-6-1) on July 20.
“I’m very completely happy to be part of this occasion. Paul vs. Tyson goes to be one of many largest occasions of our era, and to make my skilled boxing debut on it’s good, Until stated in a press launch. “I’m very pleased with my opponent. I’ve been a fan of his father for a few years and I’ve been a fan of Chavez Jr. too – he is a superb fighter who I respect, however make no mistake about it, I’m coming to knock him out within the first spherical. I’m pleased with the place I’m in life, and I’m coming to make an announcement on Saturday, July twentieth in Texas.”
Until was launched by the UFC in February 2023 after requesting to be let go to pursue different alternatives. He had misplaced 5 of his final six fights contained in the octagon. He final fought in December 2022, shedding to at present middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis through submission.
Chavez Jr. final fought in December 2021, selecting up a unanimous resolution win over David Zegarra. He was defeated by former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva through cut up resolution in his earlier outing in January 2021.
