PFL Europe 2 weigh-in results: Savannah Marshall gears up for MMA debut in Newcastle

The event in Tyne & Wear will be headlined by the undisputed world boxing champion as she makes her debut in mixed martial arts against Brazilian Mirela Vargas (1-2), who has set herself on a collision course to meet her long-time rival Claressa Shields should she pick up the win Saturday night.

The co-main event is scheduled to be an exciting brawl between Kane Mousah (14-6) and Dylan Tuke (7-4), two fighters who always come to entertain the masses and will put on a show in front of the crowd at PFL Europe Newcastle.

The card is full of exciting prospects, ranging from Dagestani-born undefeated 20-year-old Ibragim Ibragimov (6-0), Scotland’s Mark Ewen (5-0) who has stopped all of his last fourteen opponents, and an undefeated Shanelle Dyer (4-0) who won the Four Nations Championships.

Dee Begley missed weight and the bout will move forward at a Catchweight of 131 lbs. Begley will forfeit a portion of her fight purse, as well as be deducted 1 point on the final official judges’ scorecards should the fight go to decision. This deduction does apply to the official fight result.

As a result of Ayton De Paepe (12-4) weighing in at 137.5 lbs, 1.5 lbs over the Bantamweight limit, his scheduled bout with Dean Garnett (12-2-1) has been canceled. Dean will receive a walkover win in the PFL Europe Regular Season and progress to the 2024 PFL Europe Playoffs.

PFL Europe Newcastle will air live in the UK and the Republic of Ireland at 5pm BST on DAZN.

Full weigh-in results are below.

 

PFL Europe Newcastle Main Card

Main Event Contract Weight Bout
Savannah Marshall (160.8 lbs) vs Mirela Vargas (158.7 lbs)

Lightweight Main Card Bout
Kane Mousah (155.5 lbs) vs Dylan Tuke (155.7 lbs)

Welterweight Regular Season Bout
Jack Grant (170.2 lbs) vs Charlie Leary (170.2 lbs)

Bantamweight Showcase Bout
Lewis McGrillen (135.4 lbs) vs Matiss Zaharovs (135.2 lbs)

Women’s Flyweight Season Bout
Shanelle Dyer (125.7 lbs) vs Mariam Torchinava (125.7 lbs)

Preliminary Card

Featherweight Showcase Bout
Ibragim Ibragimov (145.9 lbs) vs Josh Reed (145.1 lbs)

Bantamweight Season Bout
Dominique Wooding (135.7 lbs) vs Julien Lopez (135.4 lbs)

Women’s Flyweight Season Bout
Lizzy Gevers (124.9 lbs) vs Karolina Wójcik (125.3 lbs)

Lightweight Showcase Bout
Mark Ewen (155.1 lbs) vs Claudio Pacella (155.6 lbs)

Bantamweight Season Bout
Khurshed Kakhorov (135.7 lbs) vs Tuomas Grönvall (134.0 lbs)

Women’s Flyweight Season Bout
Valentina Scatizzi (125.9 lbs) vs Marie Loiseau (125.4 lbs)

Featherweight Showcase Bout
Ben Woolliss (144.7 lbs) vs Nikola Ivanovic (144.0 lbs)

Bantamweight Bout
Alexander Luster (135.8 lbs) vs Alperen Karabulut (135.6 lbs)

131 lbs. Contract Weight Bout
Dee Begley (130.3 lbs)* vs Paulina Wiśniewska (125.1 lbs)