JAKE PAUL says his passion for promoting women’s boxing stemmed from Amanda Serrano’s remarkable rise to riches.
Paul and his Most Valuable Promotions stable have become the premier platform for female fighters with a string of high-profile signings.
Alycia Baumgardner, Savannah Marshall, Chantelle Cameron and Ellie Scotney have all been added to their increasing stable of late.
But it all started with Serrano in 2021, who came on board as
At the time, Serrano was only earning £3,000 for her world title fights –
Paul, with his promotional hat on, said: “It just came from the organic relationship that was formed with Amanda Serrano.
“Seeing how entertaining of a fighter she was and how talented – one of the best boxers of all time period male or female – and how underpaid she was and underserved and wasn’t getting the shine that she deserved.”;
Serrano, 38, has had two bouts with Irish icon Katie Taylor, 36, losing both thrillers via razor-tight decisions.
And for her rematch – – the New Yorker is believed to have banked over £5m.
The boxing pioneers now collide for a trilogy on July 11 back at New York’s Madison Square Garden
Paul’s new top talent – including Brit trio Marshall, Cameron and Scotney – all fight in a showcase of MVP’s commitment to women’s boxing
He said: “I think It turned into this bigger movement and now you just see that all across sports, women shining the Caitlin Clarks, etc.
“And now it’s happening in boxing and women are getting their equal and fair shot and MVP proved that we can make mega fights happen with women.
“And, they’re arguably more entertaining than a lot of the recent men’s fights that we’ve seen.”;
Serrano lost her rematch to Taylor on Paul’s undercard in November – when he beat 58-year-old Mike Tyson in their controversial Netflix clash.
Now Paul, 28, returns against ex-middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, on June 28 live on DAZN PPV.
He said: “Chavez and I have been going back and forth for a long time and he’s always been a great opponent on the list of someone that I wanted to fight.
“And now it made perfect sense to go up against him as a former world champion and just continuing to further my resume and get more time under the lights.”;
