Niagara Falls’ Mikiah Kreps looks to keep her perfect record and charge toward a title fight in 2025 intact in the main Friday night at Seneca Niagara Casino, but will face a stiff challenge in doing so in Missouri’s Danielle Bennett.
It will be Kreps’ third consecutive fight inside the casino, and the last since her unanimous decision victory over Mayerlin Rivas in October.
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