Mexican women’s boxing will take center stage on October 18th when Lourdes "Little Lulu” Juárez defends her WBC light flyweight world title against former unified champion Yesica Nery Plata at Most Valuable Prospects 16, staged by MVP at the South Padre Island Convention Center in Texas. Juárez, the reigning champion and sister of Mexican legend Mariana Juárez, expressed her determination: “I am the world champion, and no one is going to take that away from me. I am ready to go to total war, a true Mexican war."

 

On the opposite side of the ring, Nery Plata makes her long-awaited return to the ring after nearly two years of inactivity, in what will be her promotional debut under the Jake Paul / Nakisa Bidarian’s MVP banner. The Mexico City fighter, who in 2022 unified the WBA and WBC titles, stated: “I’m excited to announce my upcoming fight for the WBC 108-pound championship, a title I proudly held before.”

 

The event will also feature two notable matchups:

 

Desley Robinson will defend her IBF/WBO middleweight  world titles against American challenger Logan Holler...

 

Former IBF bantamweight champion Shurretta Metcalf returns to action against undefeated Krystal Rosado in an eight-round bout. Like all MVP women’s fights, this contest will be contested over three-minute rounds.