(JULY 26) On Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the Caribe Royale Orlando, in Orlando, Florida, promo Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), in association with Boxlab Promotions and Camponovo Sports, Inc., announced official details for MVPW-05 with a  all-female main card boxing event taking place on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the Caribe Royale Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. There are three males bouts on the undercard. This will be televised on USA ESPN, USA ESPN+.

In the main event, Chermeka “Sugar Neekz, Johnson, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia will be facing Dina Thorslund of Struer, Denmark in a scheduled 10-round bout, for the IBF, WBC, and WBO Bantamweight world titles. Johnson will be defending her IBF, WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles.

Dina enters the ring with a perfect 24-0-0 (9KO). Johnson is 19-2-0 (8KO). Boxing fans will more than likely see a non-stop action bout between these two and it is well matched for this card.

This highly anticipated world title bout pits Johnson’s unified dominance against Thorslund's perfect professional record, promising non-stop ring action.

In the co-main event, is the battle of the middleweights, Desley Robinson, of Logan City, Queensland, Australia, 12-3-0 (4KO), will be fighting Tamm Thibeault, of Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, is 4-0-0 (3KO), in a 10-round bout for the IBF and WBO World Middleweight world titles. This will be the first 10 round bout that Thibeault will do as a professional boxer.

This bout marks a steep development milestone for the challenger, serving as the first scheduled 10-round distance fight of Thibeault's burgeoning professional career.

Another featured attraction, In the third female bout, Shurretta Metcalf, of Dallas, Texas will be fighting a non-title bout against Amanda Galle, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Metcalf enters the ring with a 15-5-1 (2KO), and Galle is 12-1-1 (1KO).

The three men's bouts that include:  Rance Ward vs. Sebastian Juarez, six rounds; Angelo Hernandez vs. Jose Fernandez, four rounds; and Jadden Addision vs. TBD, four rounds.

The main card will be televised live in prime time on ESPN and the ESPN App (ESPN+) starting at 10:00 PM ET, with preliminary bouts kicking off at 6:15 PM ET.

·         Official Press Conference: Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET (Streamed on the MVP YouTube Channel).

·         Official Public Weigh-In: Friday, August 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET (Streamed on the MVP YouTube Channel).

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