Henry Cejudo Rebooks Sept. 26 Boxing Debut Against 3-0-1 Wanna Walton

Q: Will UFC legend Henry Cejudo face an HBO actor or a YouTube influencer in his highly anticipated but mysterious September boxing debut?

Henry Cejudo is now set to face an HBO actor: Javon “Wanna” Walton. The confusion comes from a late opponent change. Early reports and promotional material said Cejudo would make his Sept. 26 boxing debut against influencer boxer Nurideen Shabazz, better known as Deen The Great, on a Misfits Boxing card in Miami. But subsequent reporting says Shabazz withdrew because of injury. ESPN then reported that Walton, the actor known for playing Ashtray on HBO’s *Euphoria*, stepped in as the replacement opponent. Walton is not just an actor; he is also a professional boxer with an existing pro record and a long amateur background. Misfits Boxing also circulated material naming “Wanna” Walton as Cejudo’s opponent for the Sept. 26 event. So, if the question is who Cejudo will actually face in this still-evolving debut, the latest reporting points to Walton, not the YouTube/influencer-boxing figure Deen The Great. The broader picture is that Cejudo’s debut remains a crossover event either way: a former UFC two-division champion and Olympic gold medalist entering pro boxing against a much younger opponent from outside traditional MMA. But as of the latest update, that opponent is the HBO actor-boxer Javon Walton.

3 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Sep 15

Misfits Boxing said Henry Cejudo will now face Wanna Walton in Miami on Sept. 26 after original opponent Deen The Great withdrew from Cejudo’s boxing debut.
An injury forced Deen The Great out, prompting Misfits to turn to Walton, a 20-year-old Most Valuable Promotions fighter who is unbeaten at 3-0-1.
Walton enters on short notice after a first-round knockout in his debut, and MVP executive Nakisa Bidarian said Misfits provided a significant financial guarantee to secure the matchup.
For Cejudo, 39, the bout opens a new combat-sports chapter after Olympic wrestling gold, UFC titles at 125 and 135 pounds, and a recent RAF run that included a 36-second pinfall win over Merab Dvalishvili in August.