Franchon Crews-Dezurn Signs With Golden Boy Promotions, Next Fight On June 20

WBC super middleweight Franchon Crews-Dezurn has joined Golden Boy Promotions.

The super middleweight star and Golden Boy announced the signing on Twitter and is now Golden Boy Promotions’ lone female world champion. The company also announced that she will fight on the June 20 Golden Boy Promotions card from Atlantic City that will be streamed on Facebook. No further details were announced regarding Crews-Dezurn’s promotional debut.

— Just added WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn to the #GoldenBoy roster!

Don’t miss her #GB debut June 20 @TheOceanAC in Atlantic City! #GoldenBoyFN

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— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyBoxing) June 11, 2019

After losing her pro debut to current undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, Crews-Dezurn would go on to win her next four fights. Crews-Dezurn won the WBC world title last September on a Golden Boy Promotions card from Las Vegas that was televised on ESPN2 where she defeated Maricela Cornejo by majority decision. 

As for the rest of the June 20 show, the main event will be a 10-round matchup between unbeaten prospect D’Mitrius Ballard and Elias Espadas. Also announced for the card is a fight between Eddie Gomez and Saul Corral. Gomez is currently on a two-fight win streak since losing a split decision to Alejandro Barrera back in 2017 while Corral has also won his last two fights since losing three straight fights in 2018.