The 47-year-old Former WBO World Light Heavyweight boxing champion Geovana Peres will be returning to the Muay Thai ring as she attempts to capture her second Muay Thai New Zealand title on the 22nd of June in Tauranga.

Many know the history of the Brazilian-born New Zealand citizen Geovana Peres who proudly held the rainbow and New Zealand flag when she won the WBO World Light Heavyweight title in 2019 at the age of 42.

In 2021 she left Boxing and began her journey to becoming a professional kickboxer and Muay Thai Fighter.

In November 2022, Peres won her first Muay Thai title when she won against Tauranga resident Faith McMah for the vacant WMC New Zealand Heavyweight title, winning by split decision.

Some thought the fight was controversial as it was an extremely close fight.

Now the two will fight again on the 22nd of June at the Lights Out Fight Series at the Mercury Bay Park Arena in Tauranga for the first-ever WBC New Zealand National Muay Thai Heavyweight title.

This is a historical bout as WBC Mauy Thai has sanctioned in New Zealand before, but a WBC Muay Thai Heavyweight title has never been for in the women's division anywhere across the world.

Peres opponent Faith McMah is no stranger to big fights.

McMah is a former MMA fighter who has fought across New Zealand, Australia and the USA, fighting in the Featherweight division.

In 2013 she won the Storm MMA  tournament in Australia winning the Storm Woman's Featherweight Championship.

Probably one of the biggest moments of her career was fighting in the Invicta Fighting Championships or IFC.

In 2015 she fought one of the biggest names in MMA, taking on the legendary Cris Cyborg, who has held four world titles in .

She now fights in the heavyweight division in Muay Thai, where she says the more she fights, the more she loves the Muay Thai sport.

The fight will be live on CSN.watch on PPV and tickets are available now at Ticketek.

Other fights that will feature on the card will include:

WBC Muay Thai Super Welterweight title

Emma Diprose vs Jada Pomana

WBC Muay Thai Welterweight title

Rob Horrocks vs Kayne Colnan

1x9min round Muay Thai Fight

Zion Perry vs Shakarn Howard

1x9min round Muay Thai Fight

Jon Anderson vs Alex Richings

1x9min round Muay Thai Fight

Anthony Taylor vs Liam Witbrock

And Many More…..