Jake Paul’s MVP to Host First UK Women’s Boxing Event

Posted : 01 April 2026

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), which manages the largest roster of women’s boxers worldwide, is set to host its first UK event on Sunday in London. The show will air on Sky Sports at 7 p.m. GMT in the UK and on the ESPN app at 12 p.m. ET in the U.S.

The event will feature two world title fights, headlined by Caroline Dubois versus Terri Harper for the unified lightweight titles. The co-main event will see Ellie Scotney face Mayelli Flores for the undisputed junior featherweight championship.

Since launching MVP with co-founder Nakisa Bidarian in 2021, Jake Paul has aggressively invested in women’s boxing, signing top talent and world champions. The promotion has also ventured into MMA, hosting the first card on Netflix headlined by Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, with Francis Ngannou featured in the co-main. Despite Paul’s own high-profile fights against Tommy Fury, Mike Tyson, and Anthony Joshua, women’s boxing remains the core focus of MVP.

The first signing for the promotion was seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano, whose presence on Paul’s early pay-per-view undercards set the blueprint for showcasing female fighters. MVP now represents five of ESPN’s top 10 women boxers and plans to host more all-women events across the Atlantic, including Alycia Baumgardner defending her junior lightweight titles in New York on April 17.

Bidarian, a former UFC CFO, was inspired by the rise of women’s MMA, particularly Ronda Rousey, and saw the potential to elevate women’s boxing as a business. He emphasizes a “fighter-first” approach, focusing on creating opportunities for young athletes while building a sustainable platform for female boxers.

The promotion has achieved historic milestones, including the Taylor-Serrano trilogy in 2022-2025, which drew millions of viewers and record-breaking attendance at Madison Square Garden. MVP has also nurtured emerging talent such as Yokasta Valle and Dubois, with the latter signing in December 2025 and quickly appearing on high-profile undercards.

Bidarian’s vision for MVP is to establish an umbrella brand representing the best female fighters in the world, consistently delivering world championship-level fights. He acknowledges that building this legacy may take years, but the goal is a powerful, standalone entity for women’s boxing.

Jake Paul’s MVP to Host First UK Women’s Boxing Event

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