Oshae Jones and Tiara Brown have something to prov...
Key takeaways
- In the co-main event, WBC featherweight champion Tiara Brown defends her belt against undefeated Hannah Rapp.
- Jones and Brown, two of the world champions signed recently by MVP, are making their promotional debuts.
- "I definitely didn't want this fight," Jones (9-0, 3 KOs), a 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, told ESPN.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Oshae Jones, above, will defend her IBF junior middleweight title in her Most Valuable Promotions' debut on Saturday against Elia Carranza. Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Andreas Hale Jun 11, 2026, 07:49 AM ETClose Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas' free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM's Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z's Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film "Bridges" in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRing announcer Lupe Contreras had finished reading the scorecards, announcing Oshae Jones the victor by split decision, but Jones' reaction showed more disbelief than happiness. Two judges had scored last July's fight for Jones, one by eight rounds to two, another six to four, but the third had given her opponent, Ella Carranza, every round.
On Saturday, Jones will look to make her superiority clear to all when she puts her IBF junior middleweight title on the line in a rematch against Carranza in the main event of Most Valuable Promotions' MVPW-04 at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET). In the co-main event, WBC featherweight champion Tiara Brown defends her belt against undefeated Hannah Rapp.
Jones and Brown, two of the world champions signed recently by MVP, are making their promotional debuts. Although both are undefeated, they believe they have something to prove, albeit for very different reasons. Jones is aiming to get a clearer result this time against Carranza, while Brown wants everyone to know her title win over Skye Nicolson in March 2025 wasn't a fluke and she's worthy of pound-for-pound rankings consideration.