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Most Valuable Promotions
Company typePrivate
IndustrySports promotion
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021)[1]
Key people
Jake Paul (Co-Founder and Fighter)
Nakisa Bidarian (Co-Founder)
Websitewww.mostvaluablepromotions.com

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is a boxing promotion company, established in 2021 by American professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul and his adviser Nakisa Bidarian.[1] They primarily focus on boxing events and athlete management and are most famous for co-promoting the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor trilogy through a partnership with Matchroom Boxing, as well as hosting the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson bout individually.[1][2]

MVP garnered international reporting for co-promoting the "historic" Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight which was held in 2022, and that was the first women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden.[3] DAZN and Reuters would go on to describe it as the 'biggest women's fight of all time'.[4][3] The fight won the Sports Illustrated's Fight of the Year[5] and The Ring magazine Event of the Year awards.[6]

History

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In 2021, the promotion completed its first signing, with Puerto Rican boxer and seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano joining their stable.[1]

Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, promoted by MVP with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing which was billed as "For History",[7] took place in 2022 and was the first women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden.[3] According to DAZN and Reuters it was the 'biggest women's fight of all time'.[4][3] Among the most significant events of the year, the fight was awarded Fight of the Year by Sports Illustrated[8] and Event of the Year by The Ring.[6]

MVP and DAZN announced in 2023 a series of new events named 'Most Valuable Prospects' that would see up-and-coming boxers headlining DAZN events without pay-per-view.[9] The first event was streamed on the 26th of May and it took place in the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida with a fight featuring Ashton Sylve against Adam Kipenga being the main event. Sylve won the fight against Kipenga by unanimous decision.[10]

In 2024, MVP, with Netflix, promoted Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[11] Paul emerged as the winner with a unanimous decision,[12] with 65 million simultaneous viewers.[13] The fight drew some criticism due to the significant age difference. The 31-year age difference between Tyson and Paul is the largest age difference in professional boxing history, much larger than the previous record of 24 years between Mike DiBiase (25) and Archie Moore (49), with Tyson being 58 and Paul 27 years old respectively at the time of the fight.[14] Another point of criticism was how viewers watching on Netflix were met by "buffering issues", preventing many from watching.[15] The co-feature bout was the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female light-welterweight titles,[16] with Taylor winning by unanimous decision and retaining the title, however there was some controversy post-fight as Serrano accused Taylor of intentionally headbutting her during the fight. Taylor was deducted a point in the eighth round after previous warnings from the referee for headbutts. Later however, Serrano retracted her accusation, tweeting "In no way should I ever had said she did it purposely, it's her style that makes for them." Taylor's responded by saying "I certainly wasn't fighting dirty. It gets rough in there. It was an absolute slugfest, a war."[17]

Amanda Serrano signed a lifetime contract with MVP in March 2025. Besides competing for the promotion, Serrano will later serve as a chairwoman for the company and look after the promotion's women's boxing initiatives.[18] This development was prior to her next fight which was held on July 11, 2025, the latest in her trilogy against Katie Taylor. The bout took place in Madison Square Garden, and was promoted by MVP.[19]

In April 2025, MVP also signed the 27 year old Ellie Scotney, who holds the IBF, WBO and The Ring super bantamweight titles.[20] Scotney, undefeated as a professional with a record of 10–0, became the latest addition to MVP's women's boxing roster,[21] which along with Serrano includes fighters such as Alycia Baumgardner and Shadasia Green. Baumgardner having signed with the promotion in March of the same year.[22][23]

In August 2025, MVP released Ashton Sylve from his contract with MVP. This was seen as controversial by some, with Sylve himself writing "The way MVP handled this doesn’t sit right [with me]", as the release came after Sylve was knocked out by Lucas Bahdi, and only a few days after Bahdi was re-signed by MVP. [24][25][26][27]

List of events

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No. Event Headline Date Location Ref
1 Paul vs. Woodley Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley August 29, 2021 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
2 Paul vs. Woodley II: Leave No Doubt Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley December 18, 2021 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
3 Taylor vs. Serrano: For History Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano April 30, 2022 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
— Paul vs. Rahman Jr. Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. Cancelled[a] Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. NA
4 Paul vs. Silva Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva October 29, 2022 Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
5 Paul vs Fury: The Truth Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury February 26, 2023 Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
6 Most Valuable Prospects 1 Ashton Sylve vs. Adam Kipenga May 26, 2023 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
7 Paul vs. Diaz: Ready 4 War Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz August 5, 2023 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
8 Most Valuable Prospects 2 Nestor Bravo vs. Will Madera August 18, 2023 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
9 Most Valuable Prospects 3 Amanda Serrano vs. Danila Ramos October 27, 2023 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
10 Most Valuable Prospects 4 Jake Paul vs. Andre August December 15, 2023 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
11 Most Valuable Prospects 5 Ashton Sylve vs. Estivan Falcao February 2, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
12 Serrano vs. Meinke Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke March 2, 2024 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
13 Most Valuable Prospects 6 Yoenis Tellez vs. Joseph Jackson April 26, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
14 Paul vs. Perry: Fear No Man Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry July 20, 2024 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
15 Most Valuable Prospects 7 Jan Paul Rivera vs. Justin Goodson July 26, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
16 Most Valuable Prospects 8 Kevin Brown vs. John Bauza September 6, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
17 Most Valuable Prospects 9 Jan Paul Rivera vs Andy Beltran October 11, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
18 Paul vs. Tyson Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson November 15, 2024 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
19 Most Valuable Prospects 10 Antonio Vargas vs. Winston Guerrero December 13, 2024 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
20 Most Valuable Prospects 11 Lucas Bahdi vs. Ryan James Racaza March 7, 2025 Toronto Casino Resort, Toronto, Canada
21 Most Valuable Prospects 12 Dainier Pero vs. Cesar Navarro May 9, 2025 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
22 Paul vs. Chávez Jr. Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. June 28, 2025 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
23 Taylor vs. Serrano III: Open Workout Krystal Rosado vs. Agustina Vazquez July 8, 2025 World Trade Center station, New York City, New York, U.S.
Taylor vs. Serrano III: Greatness Demands a Trilogy Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor July 11, 2025 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
24 Most Valuable Prospects 14 Jan Paul Rivera vs. Daniel Bailel August 22, 2025 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
25 MVP Fight Night: Rivera vs. Cordova Yankiel Rivera vs. Angelino Cordova August 23, 2025 Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
26 Most Valuable Prospects 15 Sol Cudos vs. Kim Clavel September 27, 2025 Théâtre Saint-Denis, Montreal, Canada
27 Most Valuable Prospects 16 Lourdes Juárez vs. Yesica Nery Plata October 18, 2025 South Padre Island Convention Centre, South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.
28 Paul vs. Davis Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis November 14, 2025 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Current stable

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Boxer Nationality Weight Record Title
Ramla Ali SomaliaUnited Kingdom Somali-British Super bantamweight 10–2 (2 KOs)[29]
Jasmine Artiga United States American Super flyweight 13–0–1 (6 KOs)[30] WBA female super flyweight champion[31]
Lucas Bahdi Canada Canadian Lightweight 19–0 (15 KOs)[32]
Alycia Baumgardner United States American Super Featherweight 15–1 (7 KOs)[33] WBC, IBO female super featherweight, WBO, IBF, and The Ring female super featherweight undisputed champion since February 4, 2023.[34][29]
Ebanie Bridges Australia Australian Bantamweight, Super bantamweight 9–2 (4 KOs)[35]
Chantelle Cameron United Kingdom British Super lightweight 21–1 (8 KOs)[36] WBC interim female super lightweight champion.[37]
Alexis Chaparro Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Middleweight 4–0 (4 KOs)[38]
Kim Clavel Canada Canadian Light-flyweight 21–2 (3 KOs)[39]
Shannon Courtenay United Kingdom British Bantamweight, Super-bantamweight 9–3 (3 KOs)[40]
Natalie Dove United States American Super flyweight 5–0–1 (1 KO)[41]
Amanda Galle Canada Canadian Bantamweight 11–0–1 (1 KO)[42] IBO female bantamweight champion.[43][44]
Neeraj Goyat India Indian Welterweight 19–2–4 (8 KOs)[45]
Shadasia Green United States American Super Middleweight 15–1 (11 KOs)[46] WBO World Super Middleweight World Champion.[47]
Alexander Gueche United States American Bantamweight 8–0 (5 KOs)[48]
Stephanie Han United States American Bantamweight 10–0 (3 KOs)[49] WBA female lightweight champion.[50]
Terri Harper United Kingdom British Super featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight 16–2–2 (6 KOs)[51] World Boxing Organization female lightweight champion.[52]
Jahmal Harvey United States American Featherweight 0–0 (0 KOs)[53]
Keno Marley Brazil Brazilian Heavyweight 0–0 (0 KOs)[54]
Shurretta Metcalf United States American Bantamweight 14–5–1 (1) (2 KOs)[55]
Jessica Nery Plata Mexico Mexican Flyweight, Light flyweight 30–2 (3 KOs)[56] WBA and WBC World female light-flyweight champion[31]
Jake Paul United States American Cruiserweight 12–1 (7 KOs)[57]
Jan Paul Rivera Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Featherweight 11–0 (6 KOs)[58]
Yankiel Rivera Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Flyweight 7–0 (3 KOs)[59]
Desley Robinson Australia Australian Middleweight, Light heavyweight 10–3 (3 KOs)[60] IBF and WBO female middleweight champion[31]
Krystal Rosado Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Bantamweight 7–0 (2 KOs)[61]
Ellie Scotney United Kingdom British Super bantamweight 10–0 (0 KOs)[62] IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight World champion.[20]
Amanda Serrano Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Super Lightweight 47–4-1 (31 KOs)[63] WBA, IBO, WBO unified featherweight world champion.[64][65]
Tammara Thibeault Canada Canadian Middleweight 3–0 (2 KO)[66]
Dina Thorslund Denmark Danish Bantamweight 23–0 (9 KOs)[67]
Naomy Valle Costa Rica Costa Rican Light flyweight 14–0 (9 KOs)[68]
Yokasta Valle Costa Rica Costa Rican Atomweight, Mini-flyweight, Light-flyweight, Flyweight 33–3 (10 KOs)[69] WBC female mini-flyweight champion[70]
Javon Walton United States American Featherweight 2–0–1 (1 KO)[71]

Former Talent

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Boxer Nationality Weight Record At Time of Release Title Date Released
Ashton "H2O" Sylve United States American Lightweight 11–1 (9 KO wins, 1 KO loss)[29] August, 2025 [72]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The event was cancelled due to Rahman Jr. failing to make weight.

References

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  2. ^ Campbell, Brian (2025-03-26). "Most Valuable Promotions shows continued commitment to women's boxing with four new signings". CBS Sports.
  3. ^ a b c d Tennery, Amy (11 April 2025). "Taylor-Serrano's history-making return to MSG reflects women's progress". Reuters.
  4. ^ a b "Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano is the biggest women's fight of all time, worthy of a place in Madison Square Garden history | DAZN News US". DAZN. January 28, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
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  46. ^ "BoxRec: Shadasia Green". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
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  61. ^ "BoxRec: Krystal Rosado-Ortiz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
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