EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A four-fight, all-championship women\u2019s boxing card is coming to El Paso with Stephanie Han set to return to the ring May 30 at the Coliseum for her third world title defense, a rematch she said \u201cjust makes sense\u201d to stage in the Southwest.<\/p>\n
Han, who is from El Paso, will face Holly Holm. \u201cThis fight just makes sense to have it here in the Southwest, and I\u2019m very fortunate, very happy that it\u2019s actually here in my city, El Paso, Texas,\u201d Han said.<\/p>\n
The matchup is a rematch after their first fight in Puerto Rico on Jan. 3 ended early. Han said the bout ended because of \u201can accidental headbutt,\u201d leaving \u201calways controversy of what could have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this one, I don\u2019t want there to be any accidental headbutts and leave no excuses,\u201d Han said. \u201cSo hopefully either goes a distance or there\u2019s a knockout.\u201d<\/p>\n
KFOX14\/CBS4 Photojournalist Mario Lopez gives us a preview of the event. <\/p>\n
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Also in the ring is unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano, who is set to co-headline the Most Valuable Promotions event for a title defense.<\/p>\n
Most Valuable Promotions and ESPN announced that Serrano, the unified featherweight champion, will face Germany\u2019s top-ranked contender, Cheyenne \u201cPepper\u201d Hanson, in a 10-round championship bout for the unified WBA and WBO world titles at 126 pounds. <\/p>\n
The Serrano-Hanson fight will serve as part of the double main event of MVPW-03, alongside the headlining Stephanie Han vs. Holly Holm rematch for the WBA lightweight world title.<\/p>\n
MVPW-03 is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso.<\/p>\n
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n
The event will also be live on ESPN and the ESPN App. The event is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. MT on ESPN.<\/p>\n
Serrano, who is listed at 48-4-1 with 31 KOs, is described as the first-ever Puerto Rican undisputed world champion and the most decorated fighter in women\u2019s boxing history. She is recognized by Guinness World Records for the most boxing world championships won by a female in different weight classes. <\/p>\n
Serrano currently holds the WBO, WBA, and Ring Magazine titles at featherweight and is MVP\u2019s first signee, with a lifetime combat sports contract.<\/p>\n
Serrano most recently made a homecoming to Puerto Rico in January 2026, defeating challenger Reina Tellez in a unified featherweight title defense of her WBO and WBA titles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen MVP told me that Han and Holm were going to rematch in Stephanie\u2019s hometown of El Paso, I said I want to get on the card to support these two queens,\u201d Serrano said. \u201cWomen\u2019s boxing is growing on a global level, and fights like this, now on ESPN and contested in three-minute rounds, are proof of how far we\u2019ve come. I respect every opponent who steps in the ring, and I know Hanson is coming to win, and she has KO power. I\u2019m also continuing to hunt the all-time knockout record, so that\u2019s always on my mind, but everything starts with discipline, execution, and performing at the highest level on fight night. Stephanie Han is all class, and it is my pleasure to come to her city and make the walk before her on Saturday, May 30th. See you soon, El Paso.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hanson, 28, is from Augsburg, Bayern, and is listed at 17-2 with 13 KOs. Hanson is a former WBF world champion who is currently the No. 4 WBO and No. 6 WBA contender in the featherweight division, with her last two wins coming by TKO in December 2025 and March 2026. Hanson signed with MVP in April 2026, and the Serrano bout will be her promotional debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited and grateful for this fight,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cIt means a lot to be representing Germany on this stage. Training camp is going to be hard, but I\u2019m focused. I respect my opponent, but I\u2019m coming to make a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, previously speaking to KFOX14\/CBS4, Han said she is excited to make her third world title defense in a rematch with Holm.<\/p>\n
“I am so excited,” Han said. “This is what people dream of. El Paso is my city and my home. I now have the biggest platform with ESPN coming, and the whole world gets to see El Paso. When I was in the ring with her, I realized she is just another human being,” Han said. “Now I know that I am strong, capable, and my skills are great. I am going in there with confidence. The gameplan doesn’t change much, but hopefully I get a knock out. I am working on my power.”<\/p>\n
MVP co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul described the event as a \u201cquadruple world championship card\u201d and said it is \u201chighlighted by the highly anticipated ESPN debut of Amanda Serrano.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAmanda continues to set the global standard for women\u2019s boxing, and matching her in a title defense against a dangerous knockout artist like Cheyenne Hanson creates a blockbuster double main event alongside Stephanie Han vs. Holly Holm,\u201d Bidarian and Paul said. \u201cThis is a powerful statement about where women\u2019s boxing stands today. Add in the return of Desley Robinson and the expected war in the Mexico vs. Costa Rica matchup between Lourdes Juarez and Yokasta Valle, and this night is going to be fireworks in El Paso.\u201d<\/p>\n
MVPW on ESPN is expected to feature a main card composed entirely of female fighters, with an undercard that includes a mix of female and male bouts. <\/p>\n
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