{"id":9911,"date":"2026-03-06T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9911"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:37:56","slug":"boxing-jake-paul-launches-mvps-womens-league-with-amanda-serrano-and-caroline-dubois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9911","title":{"rendered":"Boxing: Jake Paul launches MVP&#8217;s women&#8217;s &#8216;league&#8217; with Amanda Serrano and Caroline Dubois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is unlikely to be a closed system like UFC-style leagues, where fighters are restricted to competing only within one organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Seven-division champion Amanda Serrano, MVP&#8217;s marquee name, joined some of the fighters on stage at a news conference on Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When asked if MVPW could introduce its own belt in the future, Bidarian said he wanted to give fans the &#8220;best possible match-ups&#8221; and work alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;re interested in having as many world champions as possible being a part of the MVPW brand,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Ultimately it&#8217;s not really about sanctioning bodies, it&#8217;s about our athletes. We respect the sanctioning bodies and their process, but they need to evolve as well to allow for consistent matchmaking that is logical in terms of growing the brand and fanbase.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MVPW3 will take place on 30 May in El Paso, Texas, with WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han facing Holly Holm in a rematch following a technical decision in their January meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MVP are looking to capitalise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/4624\/text\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">proposed changes<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> to the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">UFC-style leagues have been banned in boxing because of concerns over promoters controlling sanctioning, rankings, belts and fighter management. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Proposed amendments would allow league-style formats while claiming to maintain protections for fighters &#8211; a move initiated by Dana White&#8217;s Zuffa Boxing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is unlikely to be a closed system like UFC-style leagues, where fighters are restricted to competing only within one organisation. Seven-division champion Amanda Serrano, MVP&#8217;s marquee name, joined some of the fighters on stage at a news conference on Friday. When asked if MVPW could introduce its own belt in the future, Bidarian said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}