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Tony Ferguson Faces New Opponent on Four Days' Notice for Misfits Boxing Title Defense

By MMAReign News Desk·Sep 23, 2026 • 12:03 AM

Tony Ferguson's Misfits Boxing Middleweight title defense on September 26th has a new opponent. The promotion announced Ferguson will now face an Olympic wrestler on four days' notice after Kenzo Biyong withdrew.

Former UFC interim Lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will defend his Misfits Boxing Middleweight title against a new opponent this Saturday, September 26, 2026. The change comes after his originally scheduled opponent, former soccer player Kenzo Biyong, was forced out of the bout.

Misfits Boxing announced that Ferguson will now face an Olympic wrestler on short notice for the event, which takes place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Further details regarding the new opponent were not immediately available.

Ferguson, a veteran of numerous high-profile UFC bouts, is making his first defense of the Misfits Boxing Middleweight championship. The promotion has not yet provided extensive information on the replacement fighter, but the immediate focus remains on Ferguson's upcoming title defense.


Source: MMA Mania.

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