By: Sean Crose<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join Most Valuable Promotions as we continue breaking barriers and elevating women\u2019s boxing to new heights,\u201d said Mikayla Mayer upon signing up with Jake Paul\u2019s promotional outlet. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted the biggest and best fights, and MVP\u2019s premier roster of women champions creates incredible opportunities to make those matchups happen. I\u2019m looking forward to showcasing my skills on some of the biggest platforms in the sport and working with a passionate, innovative team that believes in the continued growth of women\u2019s boxing.\u201d Sure enough, the three time world titlist will now be fighting under Jake Paul\u2019s banner after leaving the venerable Top Rank Promotions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank my (Top Rank) family for an amazing 9 years together,\u201d Mayer added. \u201cI absolutely would NOT be in this position today if it wasn\u2019t for their guaidance. They helped develop me into a 3 division World Champion and I will forever be grateful\u2026 To (Todd Duboef)\u2026thank you for taking that meeting with me all those years ago. For believing in me and for believing in womens boxing\u201d[sic].<\/p>\n
Suffice to say, Paul is happy with his organization\u2019s latest acquisition. \u201cMikaela is one of the most accomplished fighters in women\u2019s boxing and a proven champion across multiple weight classes,\u201d he and Nakisa Bidarian (Most Valuable Promotions co-founder) stated. \u201cShe has competed on the sport\u2019s biggest stages, faced the best fighters in the world, and continues to push the sport forward. We\u2019re proud to welcome Mikaela to MVP and look forward to building the next chapter of her career together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul, who has recently interviewed none other than President Donald Trump, has built himself perhaps the greatest lineup in women\u2019s boxing. Aside from Mayer, Most Valuable Promotions has Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner and Savannah Marshall.\u00a0 Indeed, Paul\u2019s influence on boxing may have more to do with promoting than engaging in high profile novelty bouts when all is said and done. The 22-2 Mayer is one of the most recognized and decorated fighters on the planet, even at 38 years of age. She currently has the WBC and WBO junior middleweight world titles in her possession. She\u2019s also \u2013 obviously \u2013 an excellent fighter.<\/p>\n
She can fire effectively in combinations, is able to control the range, has a solid overhand right, and hits and holds stealthily. In short, the Colorado based fighter is a tough out for anyone. No wonder Paul and the Most Valuable Promotion team wanted Mayer on their roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Sean Crose \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join Most Valuable Promotions as we continue breaking barriers and elevating women\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-535580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}