Henry Cejudo won his professional boxing debut, defeating Javon “Wanna” Walton by split decision in four rounds at Miami’s James L. Knight Center on Sept. 26. Judges scored the 147-pound bout 39-37, 37-39 and 39-37.
Walton was a last-minute replacement after Deen the Great withdrew with a shoulder injury. The article credits Cejudo’s feints and timing, saying he had Walton timed from the second round. Walton had most recently fought at 125 pounds in December 2023.
On the same card, Tony Ferguson stopped Mahmoud Sebie at 0:42 of Round 2 in their Misfits middleweight title bout. Fox The G beat Justin “JoyBoy” Ibarrola by unanimous decision in a Misfits lightweight title fight.
