Jake Paul’s MVPW Brings Women’s Boxing Back to ESPN
Most Valuable Promotions launches a dedicated women’s fight series with ESPN and Sky Sports anchoring a global schedule of MVPW cards.
Summary
- Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions has launched MVPW, a new women’s boxing platform backed by a multi-year U.S. media rights deal with ESPN through 2028
- The MVPW series rolls out with three announced cards in London, New York and El Paso, headlined by champions Caroline Dubois, Alycia Baumgardner and Stephanie Han
- The partnership signals ESPN’s return to regular boxing programming and further cements MVP as a central player in the global women’s boxing boom
MVPW is positioning women’s boxing as appointment viewing, not an undercard afterthought. Co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, Most Valuable Promotions is spinning up a dedicated global platform that puts its roster of roughly 43 women, including multiple world champions and top contenders, at the center of the show. ESPN becomes the U.S. home of these events through 2028, delivering a mix of linear and streaming coverage while Sky Sports handles the UK launch.
MVPW-01 lands in London on April 5 with a lightweight unification clash between Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper. MVPW-02 follows on April 17 at Madison Square Garden’s Theater, where unified super featherweight champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner defends against Bo Mi Re Shin. MVPW-03 touches down May 30 in El Paso, with WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han running it back against Holly Holm in a rematch. Each card is branded and sequenced to build a year-round rhythm.
The timing hits as boxing’s broadcast landscape resets. ESPN had stepped away after its Top Rank deal ended, while rivals like Golden Boy and other legacy promoters navigate uncertain TV futures. By locking in ESPN in the U.S. and Sky Sports in the UK, MVP is staking out women’s boxing as a growth engine and culture play, betting that premium, all-women cards can anchor prime slots and pull in both hardcore fans and new audiences who already ride for women’s sport.
