Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) officially launched MVPW, a new global platform for women’s boxing, alongside a landmark multi-year agreement with ESPN as the U.S. home of MVPW events through 2028. The announcement, which also marks the beginning of a strategic relationship between MVP and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, with the organizations’ shared goal of staging annual MVPW events at the iconic venue over the next three years, cements MVP’s position as the global home of women’s boxing. MVPW will showcase the sport’s most elite fighters in championship bouts on every card and will deliver a mix of linear and streaming distribution on ESPN and the ESPN App.
MVPW events will be sequentially branded, starting with MVPW-01 featuring Caroline Dubois vs. Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney vs. Mayelli Flores on Sunday, April 5 in London, streaming live on the ESPN App in the U.S. and broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK.
MVPW-02 marks the platform’s U.S. linear premiere on ESPN on Friday, April 17, headlined by MVP’s unified super featherweight world champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin at Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, l
MVPW-03 will take place Saturday, May 30, in El Paso, Texas, live on ESPN and the ESPN App, headlined by MVP’s WBA lightweight world champion Stephanie Han vs. Holly Holm.
In attendance at today’s press conference were MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian as well as MVPW fighters Amanda Serrano (48-4-1, 31 KOs), Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs), Shadasia Green(16-1, 11 KOs), Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KOs), Holly Holm (34-3-3, 9 KOs), Tamm Thibeault (4-0, 3 KOs), Oshae Jones (9-0, 3 KOs), Tiara Brown (20-0, 11 KOs), and LeAnna Cruz (11-0, 1 KO), all of whom addressed the media as MVP officially ushered in a new era for women’s boxing.
Hosted by renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani, Bidarian and the fighters shared their thoughts on the launch of MVPW, the significance of the ESPN partnership, and the high-stakes matchups ahead.
About MVP: Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) was founded in August 2021 by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian with a fighter first ethos. Since inception, MVP has produced 30 live boxing events, currently promotes nearly 60 fighters, 16 world champions, and 26 top contenders.
MVP has led boxing’s evolution in the streaming era through partnerships with the world’s leading platforms. In November 2024, MVP’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 was the first-ever live professional sports event streamed on Netflix. Paul vs. Tyson shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event of all time with 125 million live viewers worldwide. MVP went on to partner with Netflix twice in 2025 for MVP’s Taylor vs. Serrano 3 and Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day.
Today, MVP is the global home of women’s boxing. MVP’s Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano in 2022 was the first female fight to headline Madison Square Garden, while Taylor vs. Serrano 2 in 2024 saw 74 million viewers globally on Netflix and became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history with 47 million AMA in the US. Their 2025 trilogy on Netflix topped an all-women’s megacard that set the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most world championship belts ever contested on a single fight card, male or female, with 17 world titles, earning nearly 6 million viewers globally.
About ESPN:ESPN offers its full suite of networks and services directly to fans on the ESPN App, providing more choice, flexibility and access to all of ESPN, including more than 47,000 live events per year, on-demand replays, industry-leading studio shows and original programming, and more. The ESPN App gives fans a unique viewing experience that includes multiview and synchronized two-screen viewing options, swipe-able vertical video and a personalized SportsCenter For You, as well as integrated game stats, ESPN Fantasy sports, betting odds and information from DraftKings, sports merchandise, and more.
These features are available to all fans who watch on the ESPN App on mobile and connected TV devices, whether they subscribe directly or through a pay TV package. Bundling options available for fans include a limited time offer for the ESPN DTC Unlimited plan with Disney+ and Hulu for $29.99/month for the first 12 months.
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