Most Valuable Promotions Launches Women's Boxing Platform, Signs Multi-Year Deal with ESPN

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announces the launch of MVPW, a new global platform for women's boxing, alongside a multi-year agreement with ESPN as the U.S. home of MVPW events through 2028. With the gold W embedded directly within the MVP logo, MVPW signals that women's boxing is a foundational pillar of the company's long-term global strategy and is afforded the same platform and push as men's boxing.

Each event will be sequentially branded beginning with MVPW-01, establishing a clear, year-round schedule showcasing the sport's most elite female fighters. The MVPW platform debuts with MVPW-01 on Sun., April 5, in London, where Sky Sports will broadcast the event live in the United Kingdom and streaming live in the U.S. on the ESPN App as the first event under the new agreement. The platform makes its U.S. linear premiere on Fri., April 17 with MVPW-02, headlined by MVP's unified super featherweight world champion Alycia The Bomb Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs) vs. top contender Bo Mi Re Shin (19-3-3, 10 KOs) at Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

MVPW-03 will take place Sat., May 30, in El Paso, Texas, headlined by MVP's WBA lightweight world champion Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KOs) vs. the most decorated two-sport athlete in combat sports history, Holly Holm (34-3-3, 9 KOs). The deal will deliver a mix of linear and streaming distribution, with the majority of events airing on ESPN's linear channels, a significant milestone for women's boxing and female sports.

The launch cements MVP's position as the global home of women's boxing and follows the company's multi-year investment into the sport, including record-setting global events, the signing and development of more than 40 female athletes, and the promotion of the highest-grossing women's boxing fights of all time. MVPW will showcase the sport's most elite fighters in championship bouts on every card. Additional international broadcast partners will be announced soon.

Since inception MVP has strategically focused on creating an umbrella brand as the global home for women's boxing, with the best fighters in the world, that engages existing boxing fans and attracts untapped fan demographics that embrace women's sport, and today, we proudly enter a new era, says Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions. Over the past five years, we have invested heavily in female athletes, delivered historic and record-breaking events, and proven that these athletes belong on the biggest stages in the sport. Partnering with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, to launch MVPW across its platforms is a historic milestone, and aligning with the world's most iconic venue, Madison Square Garden, as we introduce the brand in the U.S. reinforces the scale and ambition behind what we are building.

MVPW is the first boxing brand that truly features the best fighting the best on a consistent basis, and it begins in the US with one of the sport's most electrifying champions, Alycia Baumgardner, facing top contender Bo Mi Re Shin on Friday, April 17 at Madison Square Garden, alongside unified champion Shadasia Green in the co-main event. Then on Saturday, May 30, Stephanie Han and Holly Holm will settle their rivalry in El Paso. All live on ESPN.

MVPW brings together some of the most accomplished and dynamic championship athletes in boxing, competing on a stage that reflects the magnitude of their talent, says Rosalyn Durant, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions. We're proud to bring these championship matchups to ESPN and the ESPN App and further elevate women's boxing for fans across the country.

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