Jake Paul's MVPW Inks Multi-Year Deal To Bring Women's Boxing To ESPN

The partnership will run through 2028, seeking to establish "a new global platform for women's boxing."

Mar. 10, 2026 at 1:49pm

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Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVPW) and ESPN have announced a multi-year deal to broadcast women's boxing fights on the network. The partnership will run through 2028 and aims to create a new global platform for women's boxing. The first MVPW event on ESPN will take place on April 5, featuring several high-profile women's matchups.

Why it matters

This deal represents a significant step forward for women's boxing, providing a major media platform to showcase top female fighters and help grow the sport's popularity and visibility. Jake Paul has been vocal about his desire to elevate women's boxing, and this partnership with ESPN demonstrates his commitment to that goal.

The details

Under the multi-year agreement, MVPW will host several boxing events per year that will be broadcast live on ESPN. The first event, MVPW-02, will take place on April 17 and feature unified super featherweight world champion Alycia 'The Bomb' Baumgardner taking on Bo Mi Re Shin. MVPW-03 on May 30 will be headlined by MVPW's WBA lightweight world champion Stephanie Han vs. Holly Holm. The deal also includes plans for MVPW's first event on April 5, which will see Caroline Dubois face Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney take on Mayelli Flores.

  • The first MVPW event on ESPN will take place on April 5, 2026.
  • MVPW-02 will be held on ESPN on Friday, April 17, 2026.
  • MVPW-03 will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.

The players

Most Valuable Promotions (MVPW)

Jake Paul's boxing promotion company that is focused on elevating women's boxing.

ESPN

The worldwide leader in sports media, which has signed a multi-year deal with MVPW to broadcast women's boxing events.

Alycia 'The Bomb' Baumgardner

The unified super featherweight world champion who will headline MVPW-02 on ESPN.

Stephanie Han

MVPW's WBA lightweight world champion who will face Holly Holm in the main event of MVPW-03.

Jake Paul

The co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions and a driving force behind the company's efforts to promote women's boxing.

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What they’re saying

“Since its inception, MVP has strategically focused on creating an umbrella brand as the global home for women's boxing, with the best fighters in the world, that engages existing boxing fans and attracts untapped fan demographics that embrace women's sport, and today, we proudly enter a new era.”

— Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, Co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions

“Partnering with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, to launch MVPW across its platforms is a historic milestone. And aligning with the world's most iconic venue, Madison Square Garden, as we introduce the brand in the U.S., reinforces the scale and ambition behind what we are building.”

— Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, Co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions

What’s next

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The takeaway

This deal between Jake Paul's MVPW and ESPN represents a significant step forward for women's boxing, providing a major media platform to showcase top female fighters and help grow the sport's popularity and visibility.