(MAR 9) Danny “Swift” Garcia of Swift Promotions held his boxing event titled “The Future Is Now” at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 8th.Swift Promotions started promoting boxing events last year with four events in 2024.

This event is their first one this year and was live streamed on the BXNG TV website. Marc Abrams and Steve “USS” Cunningham were the commentators. Cunningham was a former cruiserweight world champion. Three of the five events of Swift Promotions were held in Philadelphia which is Garcia’s hometown. Garcia is a former world champion in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions.

The one female bout on the fight card was Nyousha “Supefly” Nakhjiri versus Josefina Vega which was scheduled for six rounds in the flyweight division. Nakhjiri signed with Swift Promotions after she won her pro debut last year. Nakhjiri is the first female boxer to sign with the promotional company. Because of that, Nakhjiri is known as the First Lady of Swift Promotions. Nakhjiri is originally from Iran and now resides in Vancouver, Canada. Vega is from Ecuador and now lives in the city of New York. Nakhjiri was a successful amateur boxer with a 45-10 record and was a member of the Canadian national team. Nakhjiri won twice in Mexico as a professional.

In her third pro fight, she was facing a durable veteran in Vega who was only stopped once in her pro career. Vega lost to contender Jessica Camara by knockout, but lost by decision against other contenders such as Johanna Wonyou, LeAnna Cruz, and Jasmine Artiga. Both Nakhjiri and Vega weighed 111 pounds at the weigh-in. The flyweight division has a weight limit of 112 pounds. There was an age difference between Nakhjiri at 27 years of age and Vega at 40. Vega made her pro debut in 2009. Nakhjiri and her team walked to the ring wearing T-shirts with “Superfly 3-0” on the back of the shirts, so they were expecting a win against Vega.

At about the halfway point of the first round of Nakhjiri vs. Vega, Vega landed a left jab/straight right combination to the head. During the one-minute break between rounds, Vega was standing whereas Nakhjiri was sitting. Some boxers choose to stand during the breaks between rounds, but it is not the norm. Round two was a close round with Vega boxing better in the first minute, but Nakhjiri was the better boxer during the second minute. During round four, Nakhjiri switched from an orthodox stance to southpaw and then Vega threw several punches which Nakhjiri blocked with her arms and gloves. Nakhjiri then switched back to orthodox.

Vega definitely did not come just for a paycheck. She tried to win, but did not land enough punches and Nakhjiri was able to block or evade most of them. Nakhjiri likely won rounds three to six which is most of the fight. The total judges’ scores were 59-55, 58-56, and 58-56. Nakhjiri won by unanimous decision and improves her record to 3-0, 1 KO whereas Vega is now 9-12, 4 KOs.After the referee raised Nakhjiri’s arm in victory, Danny Garcia entered the ring to congratulate her.
 

WBAN / IWBHF
WBAN Instagram
WBAN Facebook

WBAN / IWBHF WEBSITES
www.womensboxing.org
www.wbanmember.com
www.floridaboxing.com
www.iwbhf.com
WBAN's Group Facebook