TORONTO — United Boxing Promotions is bringing a major world championship fight to Toronto on April 27th.
Ontario’s premier boxing company presents Canadian Sara Haghighat-Joo (3-0, WBA #8, IBF #8) against reigning WBA World Champion Maria Guadalupe Bautista (23-11-2, 6 KO) for the WBA Light Flyweight World Championship at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto.
“We’re incredibly proud to be bringing a WBA World Championship to Toronto,” said United Promotions president Tyler Buxton. “It has been a goal of ours to bring world championship fights to Toronto, and this is the first of many to come.
“Sara is a talent unlike any other, which is why she’s fighting for a world title this early in her career — this opportunity is a testament to her hard work, talent and amateur pedigree.”
Haghighat-Joo will be chasing history, seeking to become the fastest Canadian woman to ever win a major World Championship in just her fourth professional fight.
“This is the best scenario possible for me, fighting on home turf,” said Haghighat-Joo, who fights out of Etobicoke’s West End Athletic Club. “I am so thankful United was able to make this happen, this is the beginning of an incredible 12- to 18-month period for my career and I know my fans are ready for this big night!”
Haghighat-Joo made her professional debut in eye-catching eight round fashion in 2022, and has already defeated a former World Title Challenger early in her career.
“Some people might think it’s too soon or too early in my career, but we have been moving aggressively thus far and it truly could not be better timing,” said Haghighat-Joo, a former Canadian and Irish national amateur champion who won all 18 rounds across every scorecard in 2023. “I could not have signed with a better promoter in Canada, and I’m excited with where this journey is going to go, beginning April 27th at Casino Resort Toronto.”
The chief support will feature reigning IBO Americas Welterweight Champion Josh ‘The Boss’ Wagner (17-0, 9 KO) locking horns with rising Argentine star Geronimo ‘El Caballero’ Vazquez (17-1, 5 KO).
April 27th will feature a star-studded undercard, including the likes of powerful Jamaican middleweight Kemahl ‘The Hitman’ Russell (16-1, 14 KO), budding Korean star Gisu ‘Terminator’ Lee (10-4, 3 KO), undefeated Hamilton product Bradley ‘The Truth’ Wilcox (11-0, 6 KO) and 6-foot-3 southpaw Joshua ‘HellRazor’ Frazer (9-0, 6 KO).
Tickets are available now; VIP floor seats are available now via sales@unitedpromotions.ca, individual tickets will be on sale Friday, February 16th at 12:00 p.m.
