Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions have set a co-main event for their next global live boxing special: MVP reigning undisputed super featherweight champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner vs. undefeated WBA Interim world champion Jennifer Miranda.
Baumgardner and Miranda will join Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano as the co-main event for the Netflix special, which will stream live globally July 11 from New York’s Madison Square Garden. The special will be the first time in MSG’s history that the entire card is comprised of female boxers.
The boxing event will be a significant test of Netflix’s live event strategy. Last year’s inaugural boxing match with MVP was headlines by Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, a gimmick that delivered what Netflix said was 108 million viewers. Taylor vs. Serrano was the undercard, and drew some 74 million viewers.
Their rematch, however, will be the main event, in a test of the interest in global boxing without a Paul-Tyson hook.
“Alycia Baumgardner now has the stage to show the world why she is The Most Valuable fighter in the sport,” said Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions, in a statement. “But Jennifer Miranda is another world-class athlete who has been waiting for the opportunity to demonstrate why she is one of the best in boxing. This is a world-class matchup between two elite athletes, and we’re thrilled to showcase it as the co-main event of this historic night. The future of women’s boxing is now, and MVP is proud to lead the charge in taking the sport to unprecedented heights. A huge thank you to Netflix and Madison Square Garden for sharing our vision and helping make this moment possible.”
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