EURO FC 22: MORGAN VS TAVARES RECAP

Venue: Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan
Capacity: 2,800
Location: Paris, France
Date: September 19, 2026

QUICK RECAP
Randi Ekman def. Regional Talent by KO (Elbow) at 2:51 Round 2
Bellamy Becket def. Regional Talent by Submission (RNC) at 1:48 Round 1
Michael Harris def. Caleb O’Shea by TKO (Punches) at 1:42 Round 3
Jørgen Lotentzen def. Suhaim Chraibi by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Faith Cook def. Kimber Taylor by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x3)
David Burns def. Ari Rosenberg by Submission (RNC) at 3:28 Round 2
Beau Bishop def. Reece Parker by KO (Left Hook) at 1:44 Round 2
Jonathan Gardet def. Andre Pascal by Split Decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Andrei Kozlov def. Ray Rogers by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Cooper McDonald def. Nigel Musgrove by Split Decision (48-47 x2, 47-48)
Kassidy Morgan def. Vanessa Tavares by Unanimous Decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)

STORYLINE DEVELOPMENTS
Paris was supposed to be a night of title defenses, but it became something more consequential for Euro FC’s pecking order. Kassidy Morgan looked every bit the champion in the Marcel-Cerdan Sports Hall, keeping Vanessa Tavares at the end of her weapons and dictating the distance of the fight for five rounds. It was a composed performance in front of a home country crowd and a convincing first defense under the Big 4 Mid-Major Alliance and Battleground Network partnership. In the co-main event, Cooper McDonald had a much less comfortable evening. Nigel Musgrove, the veteran former Union GP middleweight title challenger, dragged the welterweight champion into a fight that came down to the judges, with McDonald escaping by split decision. Musgrove leaves Paris without the belt, but perhaps with the silver lining of knowing he delivered the kind of performance that keeps a second title opportunity within reach.

The rest of the card began to clarify Euro FC’s next wave. Andrei Kozlov turned in the most authoritative performance among the lightweight contenders, outclassing Ray Rogers over three rounds and putting himself firmly at the front of the line. Jonathan Gardet survived Andre Pascal in another close decision, but the victory was enough to establish him as the division’s other leading contender. Beau Bishop supplied the night’s biggest exclamation point, flattening former Union GP contender Reece Parker with a second round left hook. David Burns continued his quiet climb with another rear naked choke, while Faith Cook’s relentless pace carried her to a dominant decision. Randi Ekman made an immediate impression in her professional debut, finding an elbow in the clinch that turned into a highlight reel finish, and Bellamy Becket followed with a slick first round submission in a quick turnaround. Euro FC left Paris with its champions still holding the belts, but beneath them, the next generation is beginning to make itself impossible to ignore.