Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) kicks off the new year with its first boxing event of 2026 later TODAY (Jan. 3) featuring Amanda Serrano taking on Reina Tellez, while the co-main event will see former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion, Holly Holm face off against WBA lightweight champion, Stephanie Han.
Serrano is one of Jake Paul’s biggest signings for his promotion and was set to defend her WBO and WBA women’s featherweight title but Tellez become ineligible to win the belts after failing to make weight (see here). It’s important to note that Tellez did step in on short notice to replace Erika Cruz.
Serrano is coming off back-to-back fights against super lightweight champion Katie Taylor, losing both which put her at 0-3 against the Irish slugger. “The Real Deal” has a record of 47-4-1 with 31 knockouts and is considered one of the best female boxers of all time. Meanwhile, Holm is set to return to her boxing roots once again after she dusted off her boots for the first time in a decade this past June to defeat Yolanda Vega via unanimous decision. She’ll attempt to dethrone Han, the current WBA lightweight champion who comes in with a mint 11-0 record.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin with “prelims” at 2:30 p.m. ET on YouTube, before main card kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET on DAZN. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
SERRANO VS. TELLEZ QUICK RESULTS
Amanda Serrano vs. Reina Tellez
Holly Holm vs. Stephanie Han
Ebanie Bridges vs. Alexis Araiza Mones
Krystal Rosado-Ortiz vs. Tania Walters
Yankiel Rivera vs. Jonathan Gonzalez – Gonzalez via unanimous decision
Jan Paul Rivera vs. Alfredo Cruz – Rivera via majority decision
Henry Lebron vs. Juan Tapia -Lberon via seventh-round TKO (c0rner stoppage)
Chris Echevarria vs. Gabriel Bernardi – Echevarria via unanimous decision
Alexis Chaparro vs. Augusto Leal Salazar – Chaparro via unanimous decision
Elise Soto vs. Liliana Martinez – Soto via second-round TKO
Abner Figueroa vs. Edwin Rodriguez – Figueora via unanimous decision
Johniel Ramos Cotto vs. Yandiel Lozano -Lozano via unanimous decision
Caleb Tirado vs. Justin Hill – Tirado via second-round TKO
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