Jake Paul promotion adds Savannah Marshall, Chantelle Cameron - ESPN
Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions continues its investment in women's boxing with the signings of IBF super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall and WBC interim lightweight titleholder Chantelle Cameron, the promotion revealed to ESPN on Monday.
The additions of the former undisputed champions enhance an already strong roster of women boxers as Most Valuable Promotions now boasts four of ESPN's top 10 pound-for-pound fighters.
«Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron are world-class athletes who represent the best of women's boxing and the proud tradition of UK champions. Now, alongside Ellie Scotney, MVP represents the most dominant roster of UK women's athletes in boxing,» Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions, said in a statement. «Like Amanda Serrano and Alycia Baumgardner, Savannah and Chantelle have reached the pinnacle of the sport by becoming undisputed champions, giving them the experience, perspective, and platform to lead the next generation. We look forward to announcing their MVP debuts in the coming weeks.»
Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) is a two-division world champion. She held the WBO middleweight title from 2020 to 2022 before dropping a unanimous decision to ESPN's current No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Claressa Shields, in the first-ever all-female boxing card in the United Kingdom in September 2022. She rebounded from the loss by defeating Franchon Crews-Dezurn in 2023 to become the undisputed super middleweight champion. Marshall is targeting a return to the ring after trying her hand in MMA, stopping Mirela Vargas in the first round at PFL Europe in Newcastle in June 2024.
«The plan is to support Savannah in pursuing any fights she is interested in, which includes a