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Most Valuable Promotions marks five-year anniversary with all-women's headline boxing card
Co-founded by influencer Jake Paul, the promotion has expanded from exhibition-style matches to high-profile women's title fights.
The short version
- Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an event featuring five women's bouts on the main card.
- The anniversary card is headlined by a light-middleweight title unification bout between Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron.
- Promoter MVP, co-founded by Jake Paul in 2021, has transitioned from initial criticism by boxing purists into a major platform for women's boxing.
Key facts
- MVP launched on August 29, 2021, with an inaugural fight between co-founder Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley in Cleveland, Ohio.[BBC News]
- The fifth-anniversary card features a headline fight between Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron to unify the WBA, WBC, and WBO light-middleweight titles.[BBC News]
- Caroline Dubois is scheduled to defend her WBC and WBO lightweight titles against Amelia Moore on the primary support card.[BBC News]
- Female boxers signed or featured by MVP include Amanda Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner, Ellie Scotney, Terri Harper, Chantelle Cameron, and Caroline Dubois.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- It remains to be seen whether MVP can sustain its venue scale and headline momentum in women's sports over the next five years.[BBC News]
Sources
- From influencers to queens of women's boxing - five years of MVPBBC News - Top Stories