El Paso’s Stephanie Han ready for rematch with Holly Holm in main event of MVPW-03

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — IT IS FIGHT WEEK IN THE SUN CITY.

El Paso native Stephanie Han will step into the ring on Saturday night to face combat sports legend Holly Holm in the main event of Most Valuable Promotions’ MVPW-03.

The two will square off at the El Paso County Coliseum in a rematch of their January bout in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In their first meeting, Han earned a technical decision victory after an accidental head clash opened a cut on Han in the seventh round that forced the fight to be stopped.

Now, Han gets another shot at Holm — this time in front of a home crowd in El Paso.

It’s a fight Han has been preparing for over the past several months, and she now enters the final stretch of training camp.

Han says she’s excited camp is nearly over and she’s ready to step back into the ring to defend her WBA lightweight world title.

“It’s surreal. I’m anxious. I’m nervous. I’m excited. It’s like all these feelings in one,” Stephanie Han said in an interview with KTSM on Monday. “Most importantly, I am just ready to get it done. I have trained so hard these last couple months, so now I just want all the hard work to pay off and I want to have this beautiful show in El Paso.”

“I know Holly’s a competitor, I know she’s an athlete and I know she is mad about the loss,” Han said on Monday. “I know she wants to take my belt, so I know she’s been training hard. She’s going to be 100%, and I’m just going to focus on what I can control. I’ve been training hard, sparring hard, and doing everything I’m supposed to be doing because I want to retain my belt.”

Han vs. Holm 2 will headline MVPW-03, one of 14 fights scheduled for Saturday night at the El Paso County Coliseum.

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Here’s a look at the card (Courtesy: Most Valuable Promotions)

MAIN CARD (7 p.m. MT, Live on ESPN)Title holders in boldWBA lightweight world championship

Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KOs) vs. Holly Holm (34-3-3)

Unified featherweight world championship

Amanda Serrano (48-4-1) vs. Cheyenne Hanson (17-2)

Unified middleweight world championship

Desley Robinson (11-3) vs. Mary Spencer (10-3)

WBC light flyweight world championship

Lourdes Juárez (39-4) vs. Yokasta Valle (34-3)

PRELIMS (1 p.m. MT, Live on ESPN+)

Yesica Nery Plata (30-3, 3 KOs) vs. Brook Sibrian (9-2, 4 KOs)

Reina Tellez (13-1-1, 5 KOs) vs. Juliana Basualdo (14-7, 3 KOs)

Miranda Reyes (8-3-1, 3 KOs) vs. Camilla Panatta (8-3-1, 1 KO)

Jocelyn Camarillo (6-0, 1 KO) vs. Yazmin Martinez (3-3-2, 1 KO)

Iyana Verduzco (7-0, 1 KO) vs. TBA

Elise Soto (10-0, 9 KOs) vs. Thalia Joseline Limon (4-1, 3 KOs)

Alexis Chaparro (7-0, 6 KOs) vs. Edward Ulloa (15-7, 12 KOs)

Alexander Gueche (11-0, 7 KOs) vs. Joshua Montoya (7-4-2)

Nazarena Romero (14-1-2, 8 KOs) vs. Maria Salinas (27-14-6, 7 KOs)

Albina Moldazhanova (3-0, 3 KOs) vs. Claudia Herrera (5-6-1, 2 KOs)

Here’s a look at the fight week schedule, per MVP.

On Wednesday, May 27, the MVPW-03 Open Workout will take place at Han’s Martial Art Gym in El Paso starting at 6:00pm MT. The event will feature Stephanie Han, Holly Holm, Amanda Serrano, Yokasta Valle, Lourdes Juarez, Desley Robinson, Cheyenne Hanson, and MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian. The event will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

On Thursday, May 28, the MVPW-03 Press Conference will take place at El Paso County Coliseum
in El Paso starting at 6:00pm MT, featuring the final war of words between main card fighters
Stephanie Han, Holly Holm, Amanda Serrano, Cheyenne Hanson, Lourdes Juarez, Yokasta Valle,
Desley Robinson, and Mary Spencer, as well as Nakisa Bidarian. The event will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis and will stream live on MVP’s YouTube Channel and ESPN+.

On Friday, May 29, the MVPW-03 Public Weigh-In will take place at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso starting at 6:00pm MT. The event will feature all fighters and Nakisa Bidarian and will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. The weigh-in will stream live on MVP’s YouTube Channel and ESPN+.

On Saturday, May 30, MVPW-03: Han vs. Holm 2 and Serrano vs. Hanson streams live on ESPN
from El Paso County Coliseum. The preliminary card will begin at 3pm ET / 1pm MT live on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 9pm ET / 7pm MT live on ESPN.

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