NEW YORK, NY — “I am so proud and so honored to be a part of MVP (Most Valuable Promotions). Women’s boxing, women’s sports in general, it keeps growing and getting better and better. It takes people like MVP to showcase this, to showcase us, and a lot of the audience who support and who watch.”
The words from Amanda Serrano, the unified featherweight champion (49-4-1, 32 KOs), who stopped mandatory challenger Cheyenne Hanson (17-3, 13 KOs) in the second round this past Saturday night to retain her WBA, WBO, and Ring Magazine world titles and tie Christy Martin’s all-time women’s boxing knockout record with 32 career KOs.
The pride of Puerto Rico and Brooklyn was part of Saturday’s highlight-filled Most Valuable Promotions female boxing card at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. Behind it all, Jake Paul and MVP with a lucrative and exclusive ESPN and ESPN+ televised deal to put female fighters in the forefront. Paul asked for Serrano to be his MVP and Serrano answered by of course becoming that and more for female fighters.
It was all Serrano and what she does best. She delivered in the ring with punches and Hanson could not respond. Serrano was intent on continuing her legacy and again assuring the world that female boxing is strong, that’s what a champion and unofficial spokesperson for the women’s division does.
She promotes, delivers, and has become the advocate for equality. Serrano has been vocal on many topics like three rounds of boxing for females and better purses which have been the standard for her male counterparts.
Amanda Serrano added to her legacy Saturday night in El Paso, Texas, tacking on another knockout in her career to tie Christy Martin’s all-time women’s boxing knockout record with 32 career KOs – Image Credit: Most Valuable Promotions
Of course those at MVP value Serrano, 37, who is marketable and known, perhaps the proper female fighter to be their spokesperson. After an opponent is finished, even if one is successful in handing Serrano a defeat, they all praise a fighter known as “The Real Deal.” Katie Taylor did three times as she won their memorable trilogy, making history with a record-setting crowd for a female championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 11th of 2025.
For the first time in the history of Madison Square Garden, females were the main event of a boxing card and that speaks volumes. Then Serrano was Matchroom Boxing property. They did not want to hold back Serrano from pursuing a lucrative opportunity she deserved and MVP made the offer. It’s been a happy marriage, Serrano is after all the female fighter that has propelled female boxing to another level with exposure and the opportunity.
“I have to say, hands down, that this was one of the best shows that we’ve had,” Serrano said. “All the women, they came to fight, they came to show. They know where they were at, the platform they were given on ESPN and ESPN+.”
Amanda Serrano has been what Women’s Boxing has needed for years and it’s shown every step of the way throughout her rise in the sport – Image Credit: Most Valuable Promotions
Serrano always speaks with pride, determination, and the respect from other females she meets in the ring are accustomed to thanking her for the opportunity. They are there with her and know why. Back in early January, it reached a crescendo with Serrano successfully defending her titles in what was billed as a homecoming in San Juan, Puerto Rico at a packed Coliseo Roberto Clemente Stadium. Leading up to the fight with Reina Tellez, which resulted in a unanimous decision, it was Serrano greeting fans and tourists in San Juan.
In perspective, Serrano for sure is the female face of women’s boxing and intends to continue the legacy as questions continue, when will she depart the ring with a farewell, and will she continue to be the face?
To that, Serrano doesn’t have an answer. As long as the hands and body stay healthy, the 37-year-old superstar born in Carolina, Puerto Rico has no intention of ending the legacy. Fighters retire and for various reasons miss the action then return. The money is always available and MVP has expressed an interest to retain her in some capacity with their commitment to the female division.
What is next for the 37-year-old Amanda Serrano remains up in the air and unknown – Image Credit: Esther Lin/Most Valuable Promotions
And Serrano has not committed to fighting in an MMA cage. The MMA style of fighting and everything about it is different but she has been quoted as saying the future remains. Regardless, another win for the champion and a legacy that will be difficult to surpass. Perhaps a fourth fight with Taylor?
That has been discussed and quickly downplayed as you never know.
The other highlight in El Paso was Stephanie Han (14-0, 3 KOs), who retained her world title and undefeated record with a hard-fought majority decision victory over the greatest two-sport athlete of all time Holly Holm (34-4-3, 9 KOs). The event also set the stage for a potential undisputed showdown at lightweight as MVP’s reigning WBC and WBO world champion.
Rich Mancuso is a senior writer and columnist at LatinoSports.com with coverage of MLB, boxing, and MLS – X: @Ring786, Facebook.com/Rich Mancuso
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