Stunning presenter Lauren Blake Boultier backs Euphoria star to join Ryan Garcia as face of boxing ahead of Misfits bout

STUNNING presenter Lauren Blake Boultier has backed Euphoria star Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton to join Ryan Garcia as the future of boxing. Walton has starred on the big and small screen including his breakout performance as child tearaway Ashtray in HBO’s hit series Euphoria. Lauren Blake Boultier is a stunning boxing presenter Credit: INSTAGRAM She is working on a Misfits Boxing fight in Miami Credit: INTASGRAM Actor Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton is headlining Credit: Getty But he also has an extensive amateur boxing background and is a professional with a record of ffour wins and one draw signed to Jake Paul. Walton already has 4.1million Instagram followers as DAZN host Boultier backed him to join world champion Garcia as a superstar of the sport. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! She told SunSport: “I do [back him to succeed], just because of his professional boxing development. “MVP has developed him as a boxer, and this has been for many years. He’s been boxing since he was a child, actually, and he’s not new to the ring. “And if there’s anybody that loves a good crossover, it’s Jake Paul. So, if he’s looking at him in a little protege way, I think he’s in good hands.” Walton, 20, returns to the ring on Saturday in a Misfits Boxing clash against ex-UFC champion Henry Cejudo, 39, with Boultier presenting for DAZN. In 2019, Cejudo became a two-weight UFC champ, while Walton was on set alongside Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney. Boultier said: “It’s just so funny, when you think about like the Euphoria actor versus this combat sports legend. Most read in Sport Lauren has over 1.6m Instagram followers Credit: INSTAGRAM She often shows off her glam lifestyle online Credit: Instagram Lauren is a former swimsuit model She has been working for DAZN Credit: INSTAGRAM BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It has already been a blockbuster year inside the ring, and it is not going to stop anytime soon! All eyes are focused on when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will get in the ring, with the pair due to finally settle their decade-long rivalry. In his first world title fight, Conor Benn has been beaten in TWO ROUNDS by WBC champion Ryan Garcia. October’s action doesn’t stop either, with Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois facing off in the rematch of their thrilling fight in May, while Canelo Alvarez returns against Christian Mbili on Halloween. Here’s all the big fights coming up… September Sat 19 – Isaac Cruz vs Nestor Bravo – DAZN October Sat 3 – Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace – DAZN Sat 17 – Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 – DAZN Sat 31 – Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbili – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. “And I remember I saw this picture and it was from 2020. And in 2020, Walton is sitting on the set of Euphoria as like a 13 or 14-year-old kid holding a machine gun, looking like a little badass. “Meanwhile Henry is defending his titles and already had won all these belts and all this. So, it’s just going to be funny because of that difference.” Walton’s promoter Paul left behind a life of social media pranks to cross over for a career of prizefighting. But Walton himself began boxing aged just FOUR – a lifetime before his acting credentials. Boultier added: “I think that Walton is grossly underestimated because of his celebrity factor. “But what people don’t know is that he was actually a boxer before he was an actor. “So, it’s not like he just got famous and was like, ‘Oh, I want to pick up boxing.’ He’s been a professional boxer. “So when you think about it, if you take away the acting credits of Euphoria, and you have this 20-year-old who is youthful, he’s a southpaw, he’s had 80 plus amateur fights, he’s a five-time Georgia state champion. “It looks like a very different fight when you strip away that acting credit.” Comment now