Alycia Baumgardner part of Jake Paul-Gervonta Davis undercard - ESPN
The undercard for the Nov. 14 exhibition boxing match between Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis at Kaseya Center in Miami has been revealed, with both men's and women's championship fights, representatives from Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN on Tuesday.
The event will be streamed globally live on Netflix.
Alycia Baumgardner (16-1, 7 KOs) will defend her WBA, WBO and IBF women's junior lightweight titles against Leila Beudoin (13-1, 2 KOs) in the co-main event. The fight will be contested under men's championship fight rules with 12, three-minute rounds.
«Consistency is what keeps me sharp and makes me dangerous,» Baumgardner said in a statement to ESPN. «Fighting 12x3:00 represents equality. Equality in boxing means giving champions a platform to show their greatness. I am here to show the world that I am built for any and everything. AND STILL!»
Baumgardner recently relinquished her WBC title, due to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman opposing three-minute rounds for women's boxing. A similar situation happened with Amanda Serrano when she vacated her WBC featherweight title in protest of the sanctioning body's refusal to sanction her request for a 12 round, three-minute title defense.
«Like Amanda Serrano and many other great champions before me, I believe women should have the choice to compete under the same rules as men, 12 rounds, three minutes per round,» Baumgardner said. «I have chosen to move forward in my career under those terms. My next championship fight will take place under those rules, and since the WBC does not currently allow women to fight under those terms, I've made the difficult decision to vacate my WBC title.
»I respect the WBC and want to thank the WBC for all the support they've given me throughout