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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 thriugh a partnership with Matchroom Boxing and 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]

Most Valuable Promotions 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 is planned to be held on July 11th, 2025, the latest in her trilogy against Katie Taylor. The bout is scheduled to take place in Madison Square Garden, and will be 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]

Boxing

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Current stable

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Boxer Nationality Weight Record Title
Jake Paul United States American Cruiserweight 11-1 (7 KOs)[25]
Amanda Serrano Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Super Lightweight 47-1-3 (31 KOs)[26] WBA, IBO, WBO unified featherweight world champion.[27][28]
Alycia Baumgardner United States American Super Featherweight 15-1 (7 KOs)[29] WBC, IBO female super featherweight, WBO, IBF, and The Ring female super featherweight undisputed champion since February 4, 2023.[30][31]
Ellie Scotney England English Super bantamweight 10-0 (0 KOs)[32] IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight World champion.[20]
Lucas Bahdi Canada Canadian Lightweight 19-0 (15 KOs)[33]
Shadasia Green United States American Super Middleweight 15-1 (11 KOs)[34] WBO World Super Middleweight World Champion.[35]
Ashton "H2O" Sylve United States American Lightweight 11-1 (9 KOs)[36]
Neeraj Goyat India Indian Welterweight 19-2-4 (8 KOs)[37]
Jan Paul Rivera Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Featherweight 11-0 (6 KOs)[38]
Krystal Rosado Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Bantamweight 6-0 (2 KOs)[39]
Alexis Chaparro Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Middleweight 4-0 (4 KOs)[40]
Javon "Wanna" Walton United States American Featherweight 2-1-0 (1 KO)[41]
Tamm Thibeault Canada Canadian Middleweight 2-0 (1 KO)[42]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Serrano signs with Jake Paul's promotion firm". ESPN.com. September 30, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  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. "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.
  5. ^ "Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano Is Sports Illustrated's Fight of the Year". SI. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. ^ a b Walker, Christopher. "Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano confirm huge blockbuster third clash". DAZN. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ Williams, Marc (2022-04-30). "For History Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano date: UK start time, ringwalks, undercard, live stream and how to watch historic lightweight title clash at Madison Square Garden". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  8. ^ "Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano Is Sports Illustrated's Fight of the Year". Sports Illustrated. December 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Raimondi, Marc (April 27, 2023). "Jake Paul launches Most Valuable Prospects boxing series". ESPN.
  10. ^ Astbury, Matt (May 27, 2023). "Who won the boxing last night? Ashton Sylve vs. Adam Kipenga". DAZN.
  11. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 7, 2024). "Jake Paul to Fight Mike Tyson in Live Netflix Boxing Event". Variety.
  12. ^ Velasquez, Jonny (November 16, 2024). "Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson via unanimous decision in highly anticipated fight". CNN.
  13. ^ Kim, Sohee (November 16, 2024). "Netflix's Tyson-Paul boxing bout gets 65 million viewers at peak". Fortune.
  14. ^ Hale, Andreas (April 29, 2024). "Tyson vs. Paul to be sanctioned professional fight". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Williams, James H. "Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Netflix suffers significant issues on massive fight night". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  16. ^ Raimondi, Marc (April 16, 2024). "Katie Taylor will face Amanda Serrano in July 20 rematch". ESPN.
  17. ^ "Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2: Controversy as Irish star wins rematch by unanimous decision". Sky Sports. November 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Hale, Andreas (March 4, 2025). "Amanda Serrano lands lifetime boxing, front office deal with MVP". ESPN.
  19. ^ Sajad, Kal (March 6, 2025). "Taylor & Serrano return to New York for trilogy fight". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ a b "Ellie Scotney Unifies, Wins Ring Title; Rhiannon Dixon Captures Vacant Crown". Boxing Scene. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  21. ^ "Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions Signs Another Female World Champion". Sports Illustrated. April 9, 2025.
  22. ^ "Women's champ Baumgardner joins Paul's co". ESPN.com. 18 March 2025.
  23. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (19 March 2025). "Alycia Baumgardner joins Jake Paul's MVP". FIGHTMAG.
  24. ^ "Most Valuable Promotions - MVP Athletes". Most Valuable Promotions.
  25. ^ "BoxRec: Jake Paul". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  26. ^ "BoxRec: Amanda Serrano". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  27. ^ "Most Valuable Promotions". mvp. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  28. ^ "Serrano vacates WBC title over its rules stance". ESPN.com. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  29. ^ "BoxRec: Alycia Baumgardner". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  30. ^ Dawson, Alan. "An American underdog leaves Britain with a world title after knocking the champion out on her feet". Insider. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  31. ^ Downes, Wally Jr; Sun, The (2021-11-14). "'Bloody hell': Terrifying KO shocks boxing". news.com.au. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "BoxRec: Ellie Scotney". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  33. ^ "BoxRec: Lucas Bahdi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  34. ^ "BoxRec: Shadasia Green". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  35. ^ "BoxRec: Shadasia Green". BoxRec. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-12.(registration required)
  36. ^ "BoxRec: Ashton Sylve". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  37. ^ "BoxRec: Neeraj Goyat". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  38. ^ "BoxRec: Jan Paul Rivera-Pizarro". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  39. ^ "BoxRec: Krystal Rosado-Ortiz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  40. ^ "BoxRec: Alexis Chaparro". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  41. ^ "BoxRec: Javon Walton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
  42. ^ "BoxRec: Tamm Thibeault". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.(registration required)
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