On Saturday, the women’s undisputed super middleweight crown will be on the line at the Manchester Arena in the UK. The champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn (8-1, 2 KOs), will put all her titles on the line against former middleweight champion Savannah Marshall (12-1, 10 KOs). Although the fight was initially scheduled to be the co-main to Liam Smith vs. Chris Eubank Jr. 2, that fight was canceled; therefore, the women were bumped up to headline the card.
The champion Crews-Dezurn has only fought once a year since 2020, but she put it all together in April 2022 when she defeated Elin Cederroos (8-2, 4 KOs) to become the undisputed champion. Now Crews-Dezurn has the tough task of getting a victory across the pond where her opponent is from. Even though Marshall is moving up in weight to fight her, it’s still risky but one that Crews-Dezurn is not afraid to take. This is the highest-profile fight for Crews-Dezurn so far in her career, and she will give it her all so that she returns to the U.S. with her titles in hand.
🍿 @Claressashields v @TheHHDiva 2 with @Savmarshall1 as a ring card girl? 👀#CrewsDezurnMarshall | 01.07.23 | AO Arena, Manchester | @SkySportsBoxing pic.twitter.com/gs46VMCTSr
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Marshall is an interesting fighter as she is coming off of a loss to the undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) in October which was a tightly contested fight. Marshall seemed big for the middleweight division but is now moving eight pounds north of 160 lbs, where the women will be either the same size or much larger. In this case, Crew-Dezurn will be the bigger fighter on Saturday, and Marshall must use her boxing abilities to defend against the “Hard Hitting Diva.”
🗣️ “She was dirty back in the amateurs and she’s dirty now. She’ll throw you on the floor.”@Savmarshall1 isn’t holding back on @TheHHDiva 🍿#CrewsDezurnMarshall | 01.07.23 | AO Arena, Manchester | @SkySportsBoxing pic.twitter.com/xUrwL7oJZc
— BOXXER (@boxxer) June 27, 2023
CREWS-DEZURN VS. MARSHALL BETTING ODDS
Per BetOnline.ag, Savannah Marshall is the favorite at -400, and Franchon Crews-Dezurn is the underdog at +300.
Franchon Crews-Dezurn: Decision +500; TKO/KO: +1100
Draw: +1400
Savannah Marshall: Decision -200; TKO/KO: +350
Your 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 Fight Week schedule 🤩#CrewsDezurnMarshall | 01.07.23 | AO Arena, Manchester | @SkySportsBoxing pic.twitter.com/PilGiiYPdw
— BOXXER (@boxxer) June 26, 2023
CREWS-DEZURN VS. MARSHALL FIGHT DATE, START TIME
- Date: Saturday, July 1
- Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS CREWS-DEZURN VS. MARSHALL?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: Sky Sports
CREWS-DEZURN VS. MARSHALL FIGHT CARD
- Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs. Savannah Marshall; For Crews-Dezurn's IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO women's world super-middleweight titles
- Zak Chelli vs. Mark Jeffers; super middleweight
- Natasha Jonas vs. Kandi Wyatt; For the vacant women's IBF world welterweight title
- Ben Whittaker vs. Vladimir Belujsky; light heavyweight
- Callum Simpson vs. Boris Crighton; super middleweight
