Undefeated bantamweights Pannie Kianzad (6-0) and Agnieszka Niedzwiedz (7-0) clash at CWFC 74 the Copper Box in London for the inaugural Women's Bantamweight belt.
by Andreas Georgiou - @AGeorgiouMMA
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship will crown their first women’s bantamweight world champion on November 15 as the promotion comes to the Copper Box Arena in London for CWFC 74.
Helsingborg, Sweden's Kianzad (6-0 ) is coming off a TKO stoppage of Megan van Houtum CWFC 71 in Amman. The 22-year-old holds other notable victories over current UFC fighter Milana Dudieva, Bellator’s Annalisa Bucci and fellow CWFC bantamweight contender Lina Akhtar Lansberg.
“I’m really proud and excited to be fighting to become the first ever Cage Warriors women’s bantamweight world champion,” said Kianzad, a Rumble Sports team-mate of current CWFC welterweight world champion Nicolas Dalby.
I’ll be looking to represent my team as best I can, and I look forward to putting on an exciting fight in London in November.”
In her most recent Cage Warriors outing, Poland's Niedzwiedz (7-0) is also coming off a win, with a submission-of-the-night over Gemma Hewitt at CWFC 67 in Swansea in April.
“Pannie Kianzad is a very good fighter and I may need the two extra rounds to stop her. We’ve both earned this chance and we’ll show everyone some world-class women’s MMA in London.
We’re both young and determined, but I’m younger and more determined. Pannie, you asked for this fight, and I’m looking forward to showing you how much of a mistake that was.”
Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan commented on the promotion making it's debut at the Copper Box Arena.
“After a number of sell-out London events at The Forum in Kentish Town over the past couple of years, we’re excited to be bringing Cage Warriors to the Copper Box.
The card for Cage Warriors 74 is going to be something special, but I’m really looking forward to seeing Pannie and Agnieszka fight to make history as our first women’s bantamweight champion.
They’re two worthy contenders but one of them is set to taste defeat for the first time on November 15. The eyes of the MMA world will be on this one and I can’t wait for it.”
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