Most Valuable Promotions has announced a new broadcasting agreement with ESPN running through 2028 alongside the launch of MVPW, a global platform dedicated to women’s boxing. The initiative is designed to showcase top female fighters while expanding the sport’s reach through a combination of linear television and streaming distribution.
The MVPW platform will debut with MVPW-01 on April 5 in London. The event will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports and streamed in the United States via the ESPN App. The card will feature Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) facing Terri Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs), while Ellie Scotney (11-0) will take on Mayelli Flores (13-1-1, 4 KOs).
The platform’s U.S. linear debut will follow with MVPW-02 on April 17 at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event will be headlined by super featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs), who is set to face Bo Mi Re Shin (19-3-3, 10 KOs).
A third event is scheduled for May 30 in El Paso, Texas. The card will be led by WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KOs), who will defend her title against veteran Holly Holm (34-3-3, 9 KOs).
MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian described the agreement with ESPN as a major step in the company’s long-term strategy to establish a global home for women’s boxing. ESPN Executive Vice President Rosalyn Durant added that the partnership will help bring high-level women’s championship fights to a wider audience through ESPN’s broadcast and digital platforms.
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