The fight card and running order has been officially announced for the Most Valuable Promotions event that takes place on July 20 in Florida and features Jake Paul and Mike Perry at the top of the bill.
The show has been hurriedly put together following the postponement of the bout that was originally scheduled to take place in Arlington, Texas, on the same date between Jake Paul and heavyweight great Mike Tyson. “Iron” Mike was forced to withdraw due to health issues and the fight, which was set to be aired on streaming giant Netflix, has now been rebooked for November.
Rather than remain idle over the coming months, ‘The Problem Child’ will now face BKFC star (and former UFC fighter) Mike Perry in what many fans feel will be a much more competitive fight.
Some fighters that were originally lined up to appear on the Netflix fight card remain on the bill. Amanda Serrano, who was set to face women’s boxing legend Katie Taylor in a high-profile rematch, will now instead square off against Stevie Morgan in the co-main event.
FEAR NO (WO)MAN!!!
We are excited to announce that Jake Paul vs Mike Perry on Saturday, July 20th in Tampa, FL live on DAZN will feature a full night of ELECTRIC matchups ️ ️
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Jake Paul vs Mike Perry
Amanda Serrano vs Stevie Morgan
H2O Sylve vs Lucas Bahdi
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Darren Till Replaces Another UFC Alum, Uriah Hall
And former WBC champion Julio César Chávez Jr., who had been in line to fight former UFC middleweight Darren Till on the Texas card, still has a fight against a former mixed martial artist…but it isn’t Till.
Uriah Hall, who fought in the UFC’s middleweight division between 2013 and 2022 steps in to fight Chavez. ‘Prime Time’ amassed a 10-9 record inside the Octagon and made a successful boxing debut in 2023 on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva,which took place in Glendale Arizona.
Till last fought in the UFC in December of 2022 and parted company with the promotion on mutually agreed terms.
He revealed in an interview earlier this month that he is under contract with Most Valuable Promotions and is aiming to fight on the rescheduled November 15 card, although it is unclear if the announcement of the Chávez Jr./Hall fight will mean a change of opponent for the Scouser.