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Reality TV Boxers Tesehki And Big Lex Are Overshadowing A Real Title Fight In Atlanta

Reality TV Boxers Tesehki And Big Lex Are Overshadowing A Real Title Fight In Atlanta
Claressa Shields fights for unified middleweight titles Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, but two "Baddies" reality stars on the undercard are getting more buzz. It's a symptom of where combat sports entertainment is headed, whether purists like it or not.

Claressa Shields, one of the most decorated boxers in the sport's history, faces Kaye Scott Saturday, August 15, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta for unified middleweight titles. That's the actual main event, streamed on DAZN starting at 8 p.m. ET, according to Forbes.

Yet a chunk of the pre-fight buzz is going to two reality TV personalities from the Zeus Network show "Baddies": Tesehki and Big Lex. Forbes contributor Brian Mazique flagged the matchup as potentially "stealing the show" from even the Ray J vs. Orlando Brown celebrity bout on the same card. That reflects where fan attention is heading in 2026.

What's actually happening Saturday night

The card is split across two platforms. Zeus Network is streaming the undercard, including Tesehki vs. Big Lex, Ray J vs. Orlando Brown, and Xavier vs. Noah, along with seven other bouts, according to Yahoo Sports and AOL, both citing a report originally published by Athlon Sports on August 12. Zeus coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET.

DAZN carries the main card later, headlined by Shields vs. Scott, with Ernesto Mercado vs. Emmanuel Tagoe as the co-main event, per the same Yahoo Sports and AOL reporting.

Forbes lists doors opening at 4 p.m. ET, the event beginning at 5 p.m. ET, and estimates ring walks for Tesehki vs. Big Lex somewhere between 7:15 and 7:45 p.m. ET. Forbes is explicit that no official bout order has been released for the Zeus portion, so that window is an estimate, not a confirmed time.

Who are Tesehki and Big Lex, and why do people care

Both women are cast members of "Baddies," a reality series on Zeus Network built around manufactured beef and physical confrontations between its stars. Their rivalry didn't stay on camera. It followed them into a boxing ring on a card that also features a legitimate world title fight.

Promotional material bills the matchup as the "Pound for Pound Baddie Showdown," according to Yahoo Sports. Big Lex told Beats Boxing Mayhem she "boxed briefly when I was younger for about six months," per Forbes. Tesehki has been positioned in the promotional buildup as the harder puncher and presumed favorite, though Forbes notes that in celebrity and influencer fights, technical skill often gives way to chaos.

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