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Baumgardner Retains Unified Crown at MVPW-02 After Daniels Stuns Green

The ESPN showcase signaled a step up in profile for women’s boxing.

Overview

  • Alycia Baumgardner, who defended her WBA, IBF and WBO super featherweight titles Friday in New York, beat Bo Mi Re Shin by unanimous decision with scores of 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91.
  • In the co-main event, Lani Daniels scored a ninth-round TKO over Shadasia Green; Green was taken out on a stretcher and later reported awake and talking at a local hospital, and Daniels left as the new IBF and WBO super middleweight champion.
  • The card, MVPW-02, was the first U.S. event for Most Valuable Promotions Women under its new ESPN deal and took place at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theater.
  • The main event used three-minute rounds over 10 rounds, a format Baumgardner said fits her style and supports the push for equal bout lengths in women’s title fights.
  • After the win, Baumgardner called out Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano and dismissed fellow MVP fighter Caroline Dubois, setting up clear matchmaking targets for the next marquee bout.