(AUG 19) On September 13,
2018, there is some exciting news on the horizon when featured
along with the mainliner of Pablo Cesar Cano vs. Ruslan Madiev,
there will be a female bout with Franchon "The Heavy Hitting
Diva" Crews-Dezurn, 3-1-0 (1KO), vs. Maricela "La Diva" Cornejo,
12-2-0 (5KO). The two will be vying for the Interim
WBC Super Middleweight Championship. The two will be
fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it may be on ESPN, we will
confirm that information when it is available.
Franchon has been fighting
professionally when she made her pro debut against Claressa
Shields, a two-time Olympic Gold winner in 2012 and 2016.
Franchon Crews has been in the amateur game since 2004, when she
discovered boxing as a way to lose weight. She is an eight-time
U.S. Champion, and has represented Team USA in numerous
international competitions, including Continental and World
Championships, and the first PanAmerican Games open to women
boxers in 2011. Franchon made a comeback of her own when she
failed a drug test in 2008, and returned to the ring after a
two-year suspension. In a rapidly changing and advancing field,
no other U.S. boxer has ever mounted such a successful campaign.
Franchon has given back to her sport by serving on the USA
Boxing Judicial Commission, and was recently named to the United
States Olympic Committee’s Athlete Advisory Council.
Maricela Cornejo has been boxing professionally since August 14,
2012, when she fought Mia Henderson.
According to Wiki, they said, "Cornejo is a former WBC
international female super middleweight title, winning the title
in 2015 against Latashia Burton at Mana Studios in Miami,
Florida.[1] Eight months later, Cornejo fought for the vacant
WBC World female Middleweight title against Kali Reis at The
Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] She lost the bout by a
controversial split decision, however she did make history by
being part of the first major world title fight that was held in
New Zealand.