MVP Announces MVPW On-Air Talent
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced the U.S. and global on-air talent lineup for MVPW, the new year-round global platform for women’s boxing from MVP, showcasing the sport’s most elite female fighters with championship bouts on every card. MVP has partnered with ESPN and Sky Sports to deliver MVPW events across the U.S. and UK. Crystina Poncher, the top female announcer in boxing, will serve as lead blow-by-blow commentator and host for all MVPW events, beginning with the MVPW-01 U.S. and global broadcast live on ESPN+ in the United States on Sunday, April 5. MVP’s three-division champion Mikaela Mayer will join Poncher as special guest analyst and color commentator for the MVPW-01 global broadcast.
The UK broadcast of MVPW-01 will feature presenter Anna Woolhouse and lead commentator Andy Clarke, with additional analysis and commentary from Matt Macklin, alongside studio guest commentary from former boxing champions Natasha Jonas, Stacey Copeland, and Johnny Nelson. Andy Scott will provide ringside reporting, with backstage reporting from Polly James and Tuukka Koistinen as in-ring announcer.
Beginning with MVP’s inaugural U.S. event on ESPN, MVPW-02: Baumgardner vs. Shin on Friday, April 17, lead blow-by-blow commentator and host Crystina Poncher will be joined by an all-star desk team. Former boxing world champion Raul Marquez will provide color commentary, with Corey Erdman serving as analyst. Supporting the action, Renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani will serve as ringside reporter, with Sean Wheelock serving as the ringside rules and scoring expert, and Kody “Big Mo” Mommaerts as in-ring announcer.
“MVPW is the definitive global home for women’s boxing, and that starts with how the sport is presented to fans around the world,” said Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions. “Crystina Poncher’s experience on the biggest stages, including years at ESPN, and her ability to bring clarity, energy, and storytelling to every fight make her the perfect voice to lead this platform. Surrounding her is a world-class team of champions, analysts, and trusted voices across the sport, ensuring MVPW delivers a premium broadcast experience that reflects the elite level of talent in the ring and sets a new global standard for women’s boxing.”
MVPW-01 will feature four back-to-back world championship fights, headlined by the long-anticipated unified world title clash of MVP’s British champions, “Sweet” Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) vs. Terri “Belter” Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs) and the historic double main event of MVP and England’s unified world champion Ellie Scotney (11-0) vs. Mexico’s WBA world champion Mayelli Flores (13-1-1, 4 KOs) for the undisputed 122lb world championship. The event marks the inaugural global event of MVPW, live on Sky Sports in the UK and live on ESPN+ in the U.S.
MVPW-02 is headlined by MVP’s unified super featherweight world champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs) vs. WBA #4, IBF #6, and WBO #7 contender Bo Mi Re Shin (19-3-3, 10 KOs), a 10×3:00 championship bout and MVP’s unified super middleweight world champion Shadasia “The Sweet Terminator” Green (16-1, 11 KOs) vs. IBF #2 and WBO #3 contender Lani Daniels (11-4-2, 1 KO) in a 10×2:00 unified world title bout at 168lbs in the co-main event. The event marks the inaugural U.S. event of MVPW, live on ESPN in the US and Sky Sports in the UK.
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