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Jake Paul, Eddie Hearn Launch Women’s Boxing Alliance, Sign Stars

7/28/2026

Summary

Paul & Hearn Alliance

July 28, 2026 Jake Paul (MVP) and Eddie Hearn (Matchroom) announced a women’s boxing alliance.
The alliance signs MVP’s Amanda Serrano, Mikaela Mayer and Caroline Dubois and Matchroom’s Katie Taylor and Skye Nicolson, merging MVP’s digital marketing with Matchroom’s broadcast.
After settling a dispute, Paul and Hearn called the partnership ‘integral’, cited the Taylor-Serrano trilogy’s 74 million Netflix viewers and 19,000 Madison Square Garden attendees, and said will boost growth of women’s boxing.

Summary

Paul Alleges Fix

The YouTube star, injured in Anthony Joshua’s December 2025 knockout, said he will return to the ring and accused Matchroom Boxing of fixing fights.
He claimed Eddie Hearn paid judge Glenn Feldman to favor Matchroom fighters.
Hearn filed a £92 million defamation suit that settled out of court last year, avoiding trial.
Paul condemned Feldman’s scoring of the Joshua-Usyk rematch.
Paul, Nakisa Bidarian and Hearn announced the alliance on social media.

History

Historical Context

In 2012 the International Olympic Committee added three women’s boxing events to the London Games, giving the sport Olympic legitimacy and launching athletes such as Ireland’s Katie Taylor, who won lightweight gold. That breakthrough now underpins Jake Paul’s MVP partnership with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, which aims to replicate the 2012 surge by pairing digital star power with traditional promotion to boost women’s boxing viewership.

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Paul & Hearn Alliance

July 28, 2026 Jake Paul (MVP) and Eddie Hearn (Matchroom) announced a women’s boxing alliance.
The alliance signs MVP’s Amanda Serrano, Mikaela Mayer and Caroline Dubois and Matchroom’s Katie Taylor and Skye Nicolson, merging MVP’s digital marketing with Matchroom’s broadcast.
After settling a dispute, Paul and Hearn called the partnership ‘integral’, cited the Taylor-Serrano trilogy’s 74 million Netflix viewers and 19,000 Madison Square Garden attendees, and said will boost growth of women’s boxing.

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