Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that former three-division champion, Terri Harper of the UK will challenge the USA’s Miranda Reyes in a junior welterweight bout as Harper moves up in weight to begin her campaign to win a championship in a fourth weight division. MVPW-06 UK vs. USA takes place Saturday, August 29th at BP Pulse Live in Birmingham, England, on Sky Sports in the UK and ESPN+ in the US. The show will feature a main card entirely composed of UK vs. USA bouts. Harper fights out of Doncaster, England. During her brief career at the amateur level, competing only 17 times, she earned three national titles and won silver at the 2012 European Junior Championships. Harper went on to make her professional debut in 2017 at age 21. Less than two years later in July 2019, she found her first world title opportunity in the super featherweight division at 130lbs, defeating Nozipho Bell by TKO to earn the previously vacant IBO world title. Following a successful first defense, Harper quickly unified her titles against then-WBC champion Eva Wahlstrom in February 2020, winning by unanimous decision. She successfully defended her unified titles twice more before facing a challenging loss to Alycia Baumgardner in November 2021. An unshaken Harper returned to the ring just four months later to earn her next win before moving up four divisions to 154lbs to challenge Hannah Rankin for the WBA and IBO super welterweight world titles, winning by UD. After contesting for the WBO world title at 154lbs, Harper moved down to 135lbs in September 2024, defeating Rhiannon Dixon to capture the WBO lightweight world title. With the win, she became Britain’s first-ever three-division women’s world champion. Harper made her first title defense at 135lbs in May 2025, besting Natalie Zimmermann by unanimous decision. She most recently faced Caroline Dubois on MVPW-01 in April 2026, live on Sky Sports. The 29-year-old is currently ranked as ESPN’s #4 lightweight in the world.
“I’m excited for the quick turn around and grateful to be back out on such a great card,” said Terri Harper. “It’s an honour to be representing team UK alongside some of the best fighters. It’s time to get back to winning ways and push for more world titles.”
Born in El Paso and raised in Northside Houston, Texas by a hard-working Mexican-American family, 24-year-old Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes has built her professional career facing some of the sport’s most respected names, including unified lightweight champion Caroline Dubois and WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han. Reyes turned pro at 17 without an amateur background, guided by former trainer Hector Rocha, whose belief in her talent and style shaped her confidence until his passing from COVID in 2020. Since then, Reyes has consistently given champions tough tests despite limited guidance, including defeating Hall of Famer Jaime Clampitt in 2022 and former champion Yazmin Rivas in 2023, before challenging Caroline Dubois for the IBO lightweight title at Wembley Stadium in 2024 and now-WBA champion Stephanie Han later that year. Reyes recently found structure and support in a new team, priming her to fully pursue the career she always knew she was meant to have. She made her MVP debut with a UD win on MVP’s Most Valuable Prospects 16 in October 2025, and most recently earned a UD win over Camila Panatta at MVPW-03 in May 2026.
“I went to the UK and fought Caroline Dubois with little to no training in a ten rounder,” said Miranda Reyes. “Today I’m a different fighter, and I’m going up in weight to retire Terri Harper. I’m younger, faster and with a higher IQ, and representing the USA on this stage is motivating.”
Joining the preliminary card will be Luton, Bedfordshire’s Tysie Gallagher (10-2) against a to-be-announced opponent in a six-round super bantamweight bout... Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire’s Gemma Richardson (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Wolverhampton, West Midlands’ 2x European champion Kirstie Bavington (10-5-2, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout at 140 pounds, and West Midlands’ Scott Melvin (12-1, 2 KOs) in a rematch against Coventry, West Midlands’ Dylan Cheema (11-3, 3 KOs) over eight round at lightweight.
