{"id":27753,"date":"2025-06-17T14:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/?p=27753"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:02:56","slug":"mvp-signs-wba-lightweight-champion-stephanie-han","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/international\/mvp-signs-wba-lightweight-champion-stephanie-han\/","title":{"rendered":"MVP Signs WBA Lightweight Champion Stephanie Han"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, NY \u2013 June 16, 2025 \u2013 Most Valuable Promotions<\/a> (MVP) today announced the signing of undefeated WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han (10-0, 3 KOs). A decorated police officer in El Paso,Texas by day, a devoted mother\u2014caring for a daughter with a rare genetic disorder\u2014at all hours, and a former beauty pageant contestant turned world champion boxer, Han\u2019s journey is a testament to perseverance, power, and purpose. Her addition to MVP\u2019s star-studded roster reaffirms the promotion\u2019s mission to champion the most inspiring and elite female athletes in boxing and amplify their stories on the global stage.<\/p>\n

A proud Korean-American and El Paso, Texas native, Stephanie Han has elevated her boxing career to new heights while juggling the roles of devoted mother of two, including her special needs daughter with Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome, serving as an eight-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department, and beauty pageant competitor for Miss Sun City and Miss Texas. She launched her amateur boxing journey in July 2006, compiling a winning record before stepping away from the sport in April 2011. A decade later, she returned to boxing after helping her sister, former IBF featherweight world champion Jennifer Han, train to take on Katie Taylor. She made a powerful return to the ring in October 2021 with a unanimous decision win over Isabel Garcia. Remaining undefeated, Han quickly rose through the ranks, most recently delivering a dominant knockout victory over Hannah Terlep to claim the vacant WBA lightweight world title. Han joins Most Valuable Promotions<\/a> following her recent faceoff against IBF lightweight champion Beatriz \u201cThe Beast\u201d Ferreira at MVP\u2019s Most Valuable Prospects 13 Championship Edition on Saturday, June 7 as the pair verbally agreed to a high-stakes unification bout in the future. As she continues her career under the MVP banner, Han is poised to defend her title and further establish herself as one of the premier forces in women\u2019s lightweight boxing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSigning with Most Valuable Promotions<\/a> is a dream realized! I\u2019m honored to join a team that\u2019s not just shaping the future of women\u2019s boxing, but fighting for it,\u201d said Stephanie Han. \u201cWith MVP behind me, I\u2019m more ready than ever to rise, represent, and make history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to being an undefeated world champion, Stephanie Han is a powerful role model who proves that with hard work, resilience, and heart, anything is possible,\u201d said Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions. \u201cFrom serving her community as a police officer to raising awareness for her daughter and NCBRS, to competing in beauty pageants\u2014all while dominating in the ring, Stephanie exemplifies excellence across every arena. We\u2019re proud to welcome her to the MVP family as we continue our mission to elevate women\u2019s boxing and spotlight the sport\u2019s most inspiring athletes on the global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Han joins MVP\u2019s elite roster of athletes and up-and-coming talents including international superstar Jake \u201cEl Gallo\u201d Paul, boxing trailblazer and unified featherweight world champion Amanda \u201cThe Real Deal\u201d Serrano, undisputed super featherweight world champion Alycia \u201cThe Bomb\u201d Baumgardner, Boxrec\u2019s #2 greatest pound-for-pound women\u2019s boxer of all time and former UFC 135lb champion Holly \u201cThe Preacher’s Daughter\u201d Holm, MVP\u2019s first homegrown champion, the new WBO super middleweight champion Shadasia \u201cThe Sweet Terminator\u201d Green, unified bantamweight world champion (in recess) and Boxrec\u2019s #1 pound-for-pound female boxer Dina Thorslund, IBF and Ring Magazine super middleweight world champion at 168lbs Savannah \u201cThe Silent Assassin\u201d Marshall, WBC super lightweight interim world champion at 140lbs Chantelle \u201cIl Capo\u201d Cameron, English boxing phenom and unified 122lb super bantamweight world champion Ellie Scotney, WBA bantamweight world champion at 118lbs Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson, IBF bantamweight world champion at 118lbs Shurretta Metcalf, Spain\u2019s WBA Interim featherweight world champion at 126lbs Jennifer Miranda, multi-talented megastar Javon \u201cWanna\u201d Walton, India\u2019s most successful professional boxer Neeraj Goyat, top-ranked lightweight \u201cPrince\u201d Lucas Bahdi, Puerto Rican sensation Krystal Rosado, three-time US national boxing champion and high-fashion model Alexis \u201cChop Chop\u201d Chaparro, Puerto Rican National Team star Jan Paul Rivera, 2x Canadian Olympian and amateur world champion Tamm Thibeault, 2x US national amateur champion and rising bantamweight star Alexander \u201cThe Alley Cat\u201d Gueche, Nigeria\u2019s 126lb featherweight Elizabeth Oshoba, the multi-talented Somali-British boxer, activist, and high fashion model Ramla Ali, Costa Rica\u2019s 20-year-old undefeated WBC Youth light flyweight world champion Naomy Valle, 15x US national amateur champion Nat \u201cNo Love\u201d’ Dove, two-time Brazilian Olympian Keno Marley, undefeated Mexican prospect Yolanda \u201cPitayita\u201d Vega, welterweight powerhouse Avious \u201cTha Underdog\u201d Griffin, Puerto Rican Olympian Yankiel \u201cEl Doctorcito\u201d Rivera, and IBO bantamweight world champion, Amanda Galle.<\/p>\n

For more information, follow on X via @MostVPromotions and @JakePaul, or on Instagram via @MostValuablePromotions, @JakePaul, and @galleamanda.<\/p>\n

About MVP<\/strong><\/p>\n

MVP was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. With the mission to provide more creative control to fighters, MVP works to identify, grow, and maximize return for its own events and talent partners. One year into its inception, MVP was nominated as one of the prestigious Sports Breakthroughs of the Year in 2022 by Sports Business Journal. MVP have produced Jake Paul\u2019s last six global pay-per-view events, including the recent Paul vs. Perry match. The promotion company also signed one of the most decorated Hispanic athletes of all time, Amanda Serrano in its first year. Serrano and MVP made history in April of 2022 when Serrano went head to head with Katie Taylor, marking the first female fight to headline at Madison Square Garden, earning a nomination for Event of The Year by Sports Business Journal. MVP made history again in November 2024 with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2, the first-ever live professional sports event on Netflix. MVP\u2019s Paul vs. Tyson streamed live globally on Netflix and shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event ever with 108 million live viewers globally. Co-founder Nakisa Bidarian was an executive producer of Paul vs. Tyson and the historic Triller Presents Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr., which was the 8th most bought pay-per-view event in history.<\/p>\n

MVP PR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Goldberg: michaelpr@mostvaluablepromotions.com<\/p>\n

Liz Keller: liz@mostvaluablepromotions.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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