NEW YORK, NY – May 30, 2025 – Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced additional bouts for MVP’s Most Valuable Prospects 13 Championship Edition on Saturday, June 7 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, FL, live globally on DAZN. Joining the main card is the WBA’s #5-ranked bantamweight Bree “Bam Bam” Howling (8-0, 2 KOs), making her return to the Most Valuable Prospects series vs. fellow undefeated prospect Naomy “Kusa” Cardenas (8-0, 2 KOs) in a 6-round bantamweight bout at 118lbs. Most Valuable Prospects 13 Championship Edition, an MVP Event, will be a headlined by a 10-round women’s world championship fight at 135lbs as Brazil’s IBF lightweight world champion Beatriz “The Beast” Ferreira (6-0, 2 KOs) defends her title for the second time against 28-year-old Buenos Aires, Argentina challenger Maria Ines “Dinamita” Ferreyra (11-0-1, 6 KOs). In the co-main event, MVP’s new signee, 2x Brazilian Olympian Keno Marley, will make his highly-anticipated professional debut over 4 rounds at 200lbs in the cruiserweight division against Weslaco, Texas’s undefeated cruiserweight Sean Sparks (2-0, 2 KOs). Also on the main card will be an 8-round 135lbs lightweight fight between Brazilian national champion Luan Almeida (5-0, 4 KOs) vs. Crescent City, Florida’s Tony Aguilar (13-1-1, 4 KOs). Tickets for MVP’s Most Valuable Prospects 13 Championship Edition are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Headlining the preliminary card is Kissimmee, Florida’s 26-year-old local talent Antraveous Ingram (10-0, 5 KOs) vs. Saint Paul, Minnesota’s super welterweight standout Sona Akale (9-2, 4 KOs) in a 6-round super welterweight bout at 154lbs. Joining the preliminary card in an 8-round bantamweight bout at 118lbs will be undefeated 22-year-old Reina Tellez (11-0-1, 5 KOs) vs. Saltillo, Mexico’s Maria “Polvorita” Salinas (27-11-6, 7 KOs) in an 8-round bantamweight bout at 118 lbs. Returning to Most Valuable Prospects is MVP’s 3x US national boxing champion and high-fashion model Alexis “Chop Chop” Chaparro (4-0, 4 KOs). Also featured will be undefeated 20-year-old prospect Sebastian Juarez (7-0, 5 KOs) vs. Gadsden, Alabama’s Shaquille Cameron (7-4, 6 KOs) in a 6-round super welterweight bout and undefeated super bantamweight standout Chavez Barrientes (10-0, 6 KOs) vs. Saint Louis, Missouri’s Sharone “Smoke” Carter (14-11-1, 3 KOs) in an 8-round super bantamweight bout at 122lbs.
Opening the Most Valuable Prospects 13 Championship Edition main card will be 27-year-old top-5-ranked WBA bantamweight Bree “Bam Bam” Howling (8-0, 2 KOs), who will face fellow undefeated prospect Naomy “Kusa” Cardenas (8-0, 2 KOs) in a 6-round bantamweight bout at 118lbs. The 26-year-old Howling comes to the ring from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is promoted by Boxlab Promotions and Kings Promotions. Following her professional debut in September 2019, Howling has worked up an impressive undefeated 8-0 record, advancing to #5 on the WBA’s world rankings of top female bantamweight talents. Howling returns to the Most Valuable Prospects series, aiming to continue to develop her undefeated streak following her unanimous decision win over Beata Dudek at Most Valuable Prospects 8 in September 2024. Howling will now take on Naomy Cardenas, the 25-year-old prospect from Chihuahua, Mexico. Cardenas makes her first international appearance as a pro as she steps into the ring on Saturday, June 7, to face Howling.
Headlining the preliminary card will be Kissimmee, Florida’s local talent Antraveous Ingram (10-0, 5 KOs) as he looks to defend his undefeated record against Saint Paul, Minnesota’s super welterweight standout Sona Akale (9-2, 4 KOs) in a 6-round bout at super welterweight on Saturday, June 7. Ingram, the 26-year-old from Kissimmee, Florida, took home a unanimous decision victory over Luis Solis on Most Valuable Prospects 6 in May 2024 and a dominant win by TKO against Cruse Stewart at Most Valuable Prospects 8 in September 2024. Akale notably stunned Nico Ali Walsh with a majority decision win in August 2023, only to see the tables turn in June 2024 when he was defeated by unanimous decision in their rematch bout.
Also on the preliminary card is Boxlab Promotions’ 22-year-old WBC Youth featherweight champion Reina Tellez (11-0-1, 5 KOs), who will face Saltillo, Mexico’s Maria “Polvorita” Salinas (27-11-6, 7 KOs) in an 8-round bantamweight bout at 118lbs. Tellez also holds the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) title at bantamweight and super bantamweight. Tellez, who began boxing at the age of 8, claimed multiple national titles as an amateur before making her professional debut in February 2021, finishing with a first-round technical draw before winning her next three fights by TKO. She has continued to build her undefeated record, most recently securing a unanimous decision over Perla Lomeli in November 2024 to defend her female NABF bantamweight title. Tellez will look to keep dominance over Salinas on June 7, following Salinas’ recent losses against Cecilia Nino Rodriguez in Match 2025 and Kenia Stephanie Enriquez in February 2024.
MVP’s 3x US national boxing champion and high-fashion model Alexis “Chop Chop” Chaparro (4-0, 4 KOs) will return to the Most Valuable Prospects preliminary card for a 6-round middleweight bout. The 24-year-old Chaparro, raised in Ridgewood, New York, competed at both the 2020 and 2024 USA Boxing Olympic trials. The gifted Puerto Rican athlete is also a high fashion model, having worked for Versace, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, and Polo Ralph Lauren, among others. Chaparro landed a sensational first-round KO win in his pro debut on Most Valuable Prospects 6 in April 2024, before scoring a stunning second-round knockout win on the preliminary card of MVP’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry in July 2024. He also earned a first-round TKO victory on MVP’s Most Valuable Prospects 9 in Puerto Rico in October 2024. Most recently, Chaparro traveled to the Dominican Republic where he won by TKO over Jordhany Caba.
Also on the preliminary card will be Boxlab Promotions’ undefeated 20-year-old prospect Sebastian Juarez (7-0, 5 KOs) from Brownsville, Texas in a 6-round super welterweight bout vs. Gadsden, Alabama’s Shaquille Cameron (7-4, 6 KOs). Juarez, fresh off a dominant, unanimous decision victory over Juan Loera in February 2025, will face Cameron as he continues his quest to conquer the super welterweight division and become a multi-time world champion.
Additionally, on the preliminary card is undefeated 22-year-old standout Chavez Barrientes (10-0, 6 KOs) in a 6-round welterweight bout against Saint Louis, Missouri’s Sharone “Smoke” Carter (14-11-1, 3 KOs). Barrientes will step into the ring to defend his unblemished record against the seasoned Carter. Barrientes is promoted by Boxlab Promotions and comes to the ring from Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Most Valuable Prospects 13 reflects the global scale of MVP, uniting the next generation of stars from Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the US on one stage, all topped by the return of MVP’s Championship Edition featuring Brazil’s IBF champion Beatriz Ferreira vs. Maria Ines Ferreyra,” said Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, co-founders of MVP. “We are proud to welcome our Puerto Rican rising star Alexis Chaparro back to the series alongside our newly signed Brazilian Olympian Keno Marley for his pro debut. We look forward to seeing these future champions shine live globally on DAZN on Saturday, June 7, in partnership with Boxlab Promotions.”
“Caribe Royale is excited to work with MVP, led by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, on this exciting event. This is truly a united nations of both female and male prospects coming together for a tremendous card in Central Florida,” said Amaury Piedra, President of Boxlab Promotions and Managing Director of the Caribe Royale Resort. “Not only will this card show off the future of boxing, but also the present with the IBF Women’s World Title on the line. Caribe Royale is always focused on bringing world-class entertainment to our visitors and locals alike with this internationally televised event. We look forward to a great evening of boxing!”
The Most Valuable Prospects series is produced and marketed by MVP, promoted by MVP and Boxlab Promotions, and distributed globally by DAZN. The 13th event in the series, hosted by the Caribe Royale Resort, will continue the commitment from MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian to highlight the world’s best up-and-coming boxing talent. CELSIUS Live Fit Essential Energy, maker of lifestyle energy drinks, is the exclusive energy drink sponsor of MVP and the Most Valuable Prospects series. Fansly and Event Ticket Center have also joined on to sponsor the Most Valuable Prospects series.
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About MVP
MVP was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. With the mission to provide more creative control to fighters, MVP works to identify, grow, and maximize return for its own events and talent partners. One year into its inception, MVP was nominated as one of the prestigious Sports Breakthroughs of the Year in 2022 by Sports Business Journal. MVP have produced Jake Paul’s last six global pay-per-view events, including the recent Paul vs. Perry match. The promotion company also signed one of the most decorated Hispanic athletes of all time, Amanda Serrano in its first year. Serrano and MVP made history in April of 2022 when Serrano went head to head with Katie Taylor, marking the first female fight to headline at Madison Square Garden, earning a nomination for Event of The Year by Sports Business Journal. MVP made history again in November 2024 with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2, the first-ever live professional sports event on Netflix. MVP’s Paul vs. Tyson streamed live globally on Netflix and shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event ever with 108 million live viewers globally. Co-founder Nakisa Bidarian was an executive producer of Paul vs. Tyson and the historic Triller Presents Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr., which was the 8th most bought pay-per-view event in history.
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