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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Card Fully Confirmed

The full Zuffa Boxing 11 undercard for Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton at London's Copper Box Arena has been confirmed for September 26.

Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Card Fully Confirmed

The full undercard has been confirmed for Johnny Fisher's fight against Michael Pirotton, with Kayla Allen and Alex MacMillan both set to face unbeaten opponents at Zuffa Boxing 11 on September 26. The card takes place at the Copper Box Arena in London and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Zuffa Boxing is the promotion behind the show, and the event follows on from Zuffa Boxing 03 earlier this year, part of a growing series of cards staged in Britain.

Allen, who becomes the first female fighter to sign with Zuffa Boxing, will make her professional debut against unbeaten German prospect Lisa Mronsz over six rounds. MacMillan, who is 4-0 with three knockouts, looks to continue his winning run against 2-0 Frenchman Guillaume Azagier, also scheduled for six rounds.

"At the Copper Box you'll see 'The Villan' return early doors but you'll expect excitement, bad intentions as always. I'm always looking for a knockout," MacMillan said.

"When I'm in there it's pure excitement as you've seen in the last show and it's going to be exactly the same going forward. I'll put on a boxing masterclass but also with spite in my work."

MacMillan's last outing saw him defeat Leo Fanthome to score Zuffa Boxing's first stoppage on UK soil.

Unbeaten prospects fill the undercard

Unbeaten Preston prospect Leon Hughes will box light-heavyweight Michael Stephenson, who carries a 10-3 record into the fight.

Cesar Mateo Tapia, unbeaten in 19 professional contests, takes on Leo Ruiz, a Mexican fighter based in California with a 17-1 record. Tapia, who stands at 18-0-1 with 11 knockouts, was born in Mexico and raised in Australia, and the bout will mark both his UK and Zuffa Boxing debuts. He last fought in March 2025, stopping Sergei Vorobev in five rounds.

Ruiz is trained by Robert Garcia, a veteran coach who has worked with a string of world champions. Ruiz, a pressure fighter from Zacatecas, has won two fights since the sole defeat on his record, including a fourth-round knockout of Casey James Streeter at Zuffa Boxing 03 in February.

London-based Moldovan Aurel Ignat, who shocked Scott Forrest with a first-round knockout last year in a stoppage that sparked debate over whether the referee had stepped in too early, will defend his unbeaten record against Rogelio Romero. Romero is a 6-0 prospect from Juarez, Mexico, with a 100 per cent knockout ratio. As an amateur, he reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics, losing to Cuban gold medallist Arlen Lopez.

Debuts and international match-ups

Fred Pullen, a national champion as an amateur, makes his professional debut against Italy's Leonardo Faretina. In a clash of unbeaten prospects, America's Alexis De La Cerda meets Ireland's Cain Lewis.

The bill also features former world light-heavyweight title challenger Craig Richards, who lost to Dmitry Bivol in a WBA title fight in 2021, against Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic in the chief support bout. British middleweights Lee Cutler and Louis Greene are also on the card, in what is billed as an all-action clash.

Fisher and Pirotton headline in London

Johnny Fisher's fight against Michael Pirotton headlines Zuffa Boxing 11 on September 26, with the full card live on Sky Sports. The Copper Box Arena, built as a venue for the 2012 London Olympics in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, has since become a regular home for domestic boxing shows.

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