Cris Cyborg to Headline Green Bay Fight Night in Boxing Return

Cris Cyborg will return to the sweet science.

Cyborg (3-0 Boxing, 27-2 MMA) is booked to headline Green Bay Fight Night opposite Widnelly Figueroa (0-2) at the Watering Hole in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 27. The fighter’s team reported the booking through a press release.

Promoted by Roughhouse Promotions and Salomon Becerra, the bout is scheduled for four two-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves at 154 pounds.

Cyborg scored a first-round knockout over Kelsey Wickstrum in January to extend her perfect record to 3-0 in the ring. Meanwhile, Figueroa returns to action for the first time since 2017, still in search of her first pro win.

Cyborg’s return to boxing comes amidst long drawn-out negotiations regarding a mixed martial arts clash against Professional Fighters League featherweight champ Larissa Pacheco. The Bellator MMA featherweight champ was surprisingly not a part of the champ vs. champ card that went down in February.

Having finished 21 of her 27 MMA wins via knockout, Cyborg now looks to bring her knockout power to the squared circle.

“I was hopeful to be fighting Pachecho in June, which gave me limited dates to pursue a boxing fight,” the 38-year-old said. “Figueroa is a tough opponent who has been in the ring with boxing Olympians with a lot more experience than me. I have been training hard and am hoping to continue showing the improvements I am making in my boxing skills. I want to prove to the people in boxing that my KO power in MMA can translate into KO power with the bigger gloves. I'm working on my boxing techniques so that I am going to be able to deliver the type of fight-ending finishes fans want to see. I'm looking to bring excitement to Women’s boxing like I've done in WMMA.”

Meanwhile, PFL CEO Peter Murray recently told Bloody Elbow that the promotion plans to book Cyborg vs. Pacheco for the co-main event at a PFL Super Fight card in September.