PORTLAND, OR - August 25, 2026 -Women’s professional boxing continues its unprecedented
momentum, celebrating historic world title defenses, a network
television broadcasting deal, and highly anticipated elite
championship matchups.
In addition to massive fight announcements, the sport prepares
to honor its rich history and future stars this October during a
landmark weekend in women's sports.
IWBHF Induction & Beautiful Brawlers Take Center Stage in
October
The 12th year celebration of the sport arrives this
fall with the prestigious International Women’s Boxing Hall of
Fame (IWBHF) induction ceremony, taking place on October 10,
2026. Honoring the pioneers, champions, Legends and trailblazers
who paved the way for today's superstars---the induction
ceremony stands as a monument to the growth of female boxing.
In conjunction with the Hall of Fame weekend, the acclaimed
Beautiful Brawlers Amateur Boxing show will take place the night
prior on October 9, 2026. This high-energy showcase will
highlight top-tier talent and future champions, bridging the gap
between women's boxing history and its future of rising boxing
stars.
Camila Zamorano Retains WBC Atomweight World Title
Demonstrating the immense depth of young talent in the sport,
18-year-old Sonoran
Camila "La Magnifica" Zamorano
successfully
defended her WBC Atomweight World Title in San Luis Potosí,
Mexico. Zamorano fought ten-rounds in this competition against
Perla Pérez.
Dictating the pace and landing the more efficient, effective
punches, Zamorano earned a unanimous decision victory with
scores of 97-93, 98-92, and 98-92. With this win, Zamorano
improves her professional record to 15-0, further cementing her
status as one of the brightest and most extraordinary prospects
in Mexican boxing history.
In Other Boxing News.....
MVP Announces Historic "MVPW-07" Quadruple
World Championship Supercard on ESPN
Bringing women’s boxing to its biggest platform yet, Most
Valuable Promotions (MVP)—co-owned by Jake Paul—has officially
announced "MVPW-07." Setting a new milestone under MVP’s
multi-year media deal with ESPN, the historic event will take
place on November 8, 2026, at the College Park Center in
Arlington, Texas, broadcast live on ESPN and streaming on ESPN
Unlimited. This marks the network's first exclusive women's
boxing supercard, featuring a main card composed entirely of
female fighters.
The momentous event is packed with history-making matchups:
In
the main event, unified super featherweight world champion
Alycia
Baumgardner
(18-1, 7 KOs) steps up to 135 lbs. She
challenges MVP’s newest signee, Turkey’s undefeated IBF
lightweight world champion Elif Nur Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs), who
enters her third world title defense after a TKO victory over
Olympic gold medalist Beatriz Ferreira.
In the co-main event, Reigning WBC featherweight world champion
Tiara Brown
(21-0, 11 KOs) will make a 10-round defense of her 126 lb title.
She faces England’s 28-year-old former undisputed
super-bantamweight champion
Ellie Scotney
(12-0), who vacated
her 122 lb undisputed status to move up in weight and pursue a
two-weight world championship.
Hosted in partnership with the Arlington Sports Commission,
MVPW-07 represents a large shift for sports broadcasting,
placing elite female boxers at the forefront of prime-time
sports.
From dominant teenage world champions to historic network
broadcasts and legacy-defining Hall of Fame inductions, women's
boxing is capturing the global sporting spotlight like never
before.
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