The innovative promotional company led by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian continues to make history by signing five new female fighters.
Just weeks after promoting one of the most significant all-female boxing cards in history between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, Most Valuable Promotions has continued its commitment to women’s boxing with the announcement of five exciting new additions to its roster.
Shannon Courtenay: Watford’s Shannon Courtenay is the only signing from the UK. Now aged 32, Courtenay held the WBA female bantamweight title between April and October 2021.
She turned professional in March 2019 and defeated Australian Ebanie Bridges for the vacant WBA female bantamweight title in April 2021 in London.
In October 2021, Courtenay failed to make weight for her fight with American Jamie Mitchell and was stripped of her WBA belt, but she lost the fight via mixed decision anyway.
After almost two years of inactivity, Courtenay made her ring return in October 2024 at the Copper Box Arena in London, unexpectedly losing a six-round contest on points to unheralded Brazilian, Catherine Tacone Ramos.
Yesica Nery Plata: Her pro debut was in July 2019, so she has been a pro for over 14 years now.
All that hard work has paid off for reigning WBC and WBA light-flyweight world champion Yesica “The Powerful” Nery Plata, after previously defending the WBC Youth title eight times early in her career. She also held the WBA interim light-flyweight title.
The 31-year-old Mexican has been a world champion since March 2022, currently enjoying a nine-fight winning streak.
Sa’Rai Brown El: 19 from Dallas, Georgia, New York-born Sa`Rai Aameedah Joy Brown-El is a 19-time amateur champion and has just won the 2024 USA National Championships at 106lbs in December 2024.
She is also a Junior Olympics gold medallist and trains at Lugo Boxing & Fitness in Marietta, Georgia.
Jasmine Artiga: Jasmine “Animal” Artiga has held the WBA female super-flyweight title since March 2025.
Aged 33, Artiga played American football in the LFL for Tampa Breeze, and didn’t take up boxing until she was 21.
Delsey Robinson: Delsey “The Destroyer” Robinson is the IBF and WBO World Middleweight champion from Australia.
The 37-year-old from Queensland won her world titles in her last two bouts, firstly collecting the vacant IBF strap against Kaye Scott in Sydney in December, then the vacant WBO belt against Chloe Chaos in Melbourne in April.
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