Will one of boxing’s biggest names, Jake Paul, be in El Paso on Saturday night?
So far, nothing has been confirmed, but the co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions could be in El Paso for the May 30 boxing card at the El Paso County Coliseum, according to the company’s public relations team.
The ESPN televised card features El Paso’s Stephanie Han vs. Holly Holm for Han’s WBA lightweight title. There will be four women’s championship fights on the ESPN card, which starts at 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT.
There will also be five preliminary fights beginning at 3:15 p.m MT/4:15 p.m. CT.
Paul is one of boxing’s most influential people in his various roles as a promoter, fighter or digital creator. The 29-year-old Paul is 12-2 as a professional.
He has been a major supporter of women’s boxing and mixed martial arts and is routinely at many of the promotional company’s biggest events.
This is MVP’s first promotion in El Paso.
About MVP and Jake Paul
Most Valuable Promotions was founded in August 2021 by Paul and Nakisa Bidarian with a fighter-first ethos. Since its inception, MVP has produced 30 live boxing events and currently promotes nearly 60 fighters, 16 world champions, and 26 top contenders.
MVP has led boxing’s evolution in the streaming era through partnerships with the world’s leading platforms. In November 2024, MVP’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 were the first-ever live professional sports events streamed on Netflix. Paul vs. Tyson shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event of all time with 125 million live viewers worldwide. MVP went on to partner with Netflix twice in 2025 for MVP’s Taylor vs. Serrano 3 and Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day.
Today, MVP is the global home of women’s boxing. MVP’s Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano in 2022 was the first female fight to headline Madison Square Garden, while Taylor vs. Serrano 2 in 2024 saw 74 million viewers globally on Netflix and became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history with 47 million AMA in the US. Their 2025 trilogy on Netflix topped an all-women’s megacard that set the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most world championship belts ever contested on a single fight card, male or female, with 17 world titles, earning nearly 6 million viewers globally.
Serrano fights on Saturday’s boxing card vs. Cheyenne Hanson in a featherweight title fight.
Stephanie Han and Holly Holm are promoted by Jake Paul
Both Holm and Han are in their third fight under MVP’s promotional banner. Saturday’s ESPN card is part of a new platform, initiated by MVP, to give more exposure to women in boxing.
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X
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