Overview
- Misfits Boxing confirmed on Tuesday that Nurideen 'Deen The Great' pulled out of the Sept. 26 Miami main event because of an injury and that Javon 'Wanna' Walton will replace him.
- The bout will headline the Sept. 26 card at the James L. Knight Center and will stream on DAZN as Cejudo’s professional boxing debut.
- Walton is a 20-year-old actor and pro boxer signed to Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions with a 3-0-1 record who accepted the fight on short notice.
- MVP executive Nakisa Bidarian said Misfits offered a significant financial guarantee to secure Walton, a move promoters framed as a major business opportunity.
- Cejudo criticized the original withdrawal in the release and the late change raises questions about his ring readiness, the matchup’s sporting risk, and the growing role of celebrity names in boxing promotions.