Harry Aaron / Most Valuable Promotions
Jake Pau’s boxing promotion signed a major TV deal.
On Friday, Paul’s MVP promotions announced they signed a long-term deal with ESPN to bring women’s bpxing to the platform.
Today at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, 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 fighter
The first card on ESPN will feature Alycia Baumgardner vs vs. Bo Mi Re Shin, and the second will see former UFC champion Holly Holm headline.
MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian spoke about the partnership with ESPN.
When we set up MVP, we said to our network partner that we wanted to put women’s boxing on as the co-main event. Everyone paused, took a step back, and didn’t seem to understand why. And honestly, a lot of it was that conviction of what I saw with Ronda Rousey and the belief that we could find an Amanda Serrano that could show the world what this sport is all about. Now, to be here four years later with the best sports platform in the US on linear television for all these incredible athletes is the most important day of my career.
I think it’s a testament to these athletes and, of course, our team at MVP, but also the rise of women’s sports.