Desley Robinson to defend titles vs. Tamm Thibeault

Source: MVP Promotions

23/06/2026

Desley Robinson to defend titles vs. Tamm Thibeault

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that IBF / WBO middleweight champion Desley Robinson (12-3, 4 KOs) will make her next ten-round title defense against two-time Canadian Olympian, and amateur world champion, Tamm Thibeault (4-0, 3 KOs) on MVPW-05 on Saturday, August 8th at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, live on ESPN and the ESPN App. Robinson (pictured) joins fellow Australian champion Cherneka Johnson as co-headliner, as Thibeault readies for her first world title challenge. Also joining the main card, MVP and Dallas, former champion Shurretta Metcalf (15-5-1, 2 KOs) of texas will face off with Ontario, Canada’s Amanda Galle (12-1-1, 1 KO) in an eight-round super flyweight battle in the suoer flyweight division. Metcalf and Galle each look to prove themselves as a top contender in the new weight division following their recent challenges against Cherneka Johnson for the undisputed bantamweight title. The fifth installment of MVP’s new year-round global platform for women’s boxing is headlined by MVP’s and Australia’s undisputed bantamweight world champion, Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) vs. Denmark’s former unified champion, Dina Thorslund (24-0, 9 KOs) in a potential Fight of the Year contender. MVPW on ESPN showcases the sport’s most elite female fighters with championship bouts on every card and will always feature a main card composed entirely of female fighters, with an undercard including a mix of female and male bouts. Tickets for MVPW-05 are on sale today at 11am ET on Ticketmaster.