Overview
- The rematch in Orlando on June 14 ended in a split draw with judges scoring the fight 96-94 Carranza, 96-94 Jones and 95-95, allowing Jones to keep the IBF junior middleweight belt.
- Punch statistics showed Jones landed 101 punches to Carranza’s 67, a clear edge that contrasted with the judges’ divided scoring and fed post-fight criticism of subjective round-by-round judging.
- Carranza immediately called for a trilogy to settle the rivalry after the draw and both fighters signaled interest in running the sequence back to produce an undisputed outcome.
- On the same MVPW-04 card Tiara Brown retained her WBC featherweight title by unanimous decision and Nataly Delgado plus Estefany Alegria captured world titles in upset wins.
- MVP used the televised card on ESPN+ and Sky Sports to showcase new champions and rising prospects and has already scheduled further events including MVPW-06 in Birmingham on August 29.