EVENT DETAILS

The fifth installment of MVP’s new year-round global platform for women’s boxing, will be held at Caribe Royale Orlando on Saturday, August 8.  

In the main event, Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) of Australia takes on former unified champion Dina Thorslund (24-0, 9 KOs) of Denmark in a Bantamweight World Championship bout. This is Johnson’s first defense of her title.

In the co-main event, Australia’s unified IBF and WBO middleweight world champion Desley Robinson (12-3, 4 KOs) will defend her title against MVP’s #1 WBA, IBF, WBC and #2 WBO contender, 2x Canadian Olympian, and amateur world champion Tamm Thibeault (4-0, 3 Kos). Thibeault, one of the fastest-rising boxers in history from pro debut to #1 contender, now readies for her first world title challenge in just her fifth professional fight.

Also joining the main card, Dallas, Texas’s former world champion and current WBO, IBF, and WBA #4 contender Shurretta Metcalf (15-5-1, 2 KOs) will face off with Ontario, Canada’s #7 IBF and #8 WBA contender Amanda Galle (12-1-1, 1 KO). Metcalf and Galle each look to prove themselves as top contender in the new super flyweight division.

MVP’s young Puerto Rican sensation Krystal Rosado (9-1, 2 KOs) will return to the ring vs. Mexico’s Alondra Hernandez (10-2, 2 KOs) in an 8-round bantamweight bout.

Puerto Rican standout, MVP’s #7 WBA contender Jan Paul Rivera (15-0, 7 KOs) vs. Abraham Perfecto (14-2, 9 KOs) in an 8-round featherweight bout.

Brazil’s undefeated Pedro Conceição (6-0, 4 KOs) in a 6-round welterweight bout vs. a to-be-named opponent.

Boxlab’s Texas contender Sebastian Juarez (11-0, 8 KOs) vs. Louisiana’s Rance Ward (9-6-1, 2 KOs) in a 6-round middleweight bout

Orlando’s Cuban Olympian and #9 WBA contender Dainier “The Fear” Pero (13-0, 10 KOs) vs. New York’s Aleem Whitfield (10-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight bout,

Florida’s Angelo Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Venezuela’s Jose Fernandez (2-1, 2 KOs) in a 4-round featherweight bout

Tampa’s Jadden Addison (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Ft. Lauderdale’s James Webb (1-0) in a 4-round lightweight bout

MVPW showcases the sport’s most elite female fighters with championship bouts on every card and will always feature a main card composed entirely of female fighters.

 First bout schedule to start at 4:30 pm (subject to change). 

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Make it a weekend!  Discounted rates at Caribe Royale Orlando are available for ticket holders of MVPW-05, starting from $149 per suite.
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