Skye Nicolson just became the first real business card for the new MVP-Matchroom women’s boxing alliance, and that means Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn did not wait long before putting a name on the shiny new machinery. Nicolson has signed with Most Valuable Promotions and is lined up to defend her WBC super bantamweight title against Miyo Yoshida at MVPW 06 on Aug. 29 in Birmingham, England.
🚨BREAKING🚨: Skye Nicolson has officially signed with Most Valuable Promotions as the first fighter to join under MVP’s landmark strategic alliance with Matchroom Boxing. 🇦🇺🏆
The reigning WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion will make her MVP debut defending her world title
— MVP – Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) July 28, 2026
The announcement lands only hours after MVPW and Matchroom made their alliance public, which is exactly the kind of fast follow-up that keeps this from feeling like another boxing press release floating into the void. Nicolson is not filler for the launch. She is a reigning world champion, a former WBC featherweight titleholder, and now the first fighter to actually walk through this new joint door.
Nicolson said the move puts her where she wants to be after jumping divisions and collecting another belt.
“My goal has always been to test myself against the very best. I truly believe this move puts me in the best possible position to do exactly that. I’m excited for what’s ahead.”
Nicolson Gets The First Swing
The fight itself is not some victory-lap booking either. Yoshida is a former IBF bantamweight champion, has rebuilt her run out of Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, and brings the kind of veteran craft that can make a champion look ordinary if the timing is off. Nicolson has the cleaner career momentum, but Yoshida is not flying to Birmingham to be a name on a banner.
Nicolson added that the bigger promotional deal matters because the women’s side of boxing is trying to move past the old game where champions spend half their prime yelling across promotional borders.
“Women’s boxing is entering a new era, and I want to be right at the centre of it. This partnership with MVP and Matchroom gives me the opportunity to chase legacy, compete in the biggest fights out there, and help continue pushing women’s boxing forward.”
That legacy talk is the key piece here. The Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy already showed what happens when women’s boxing gets treated like premium fight business instead of a side room. MVP has Amanda Serrano and Caroline Dubois in its orbit. Matchroom still has deep roots in the UK and a long list of title-level relationships. Nicolson joining first gives both sides a champion they can point at while saying this thing is supposed to create real fights, not just matching logos.
MVPW 06 is scheduled for BP Pulse Live in Birmingham and is being built around a UK vs. USA card. Chantelle Cameron vs. Mikaela Mayer sits in the spotlight, Caroline Dubois has been pushed heavily around the event, and Nicolson vs. Yoshida now gives the card another belt with actual stakes attached.
The old Matchroom boxing machine and Paul’s louder MVP world are strange dance partners, sure. But if Nicolson’s signing leads to faster title unifications and fewer dead-end champion speeches, nobody watching the sport should complain. Boxing has enough nonsense already. Give the best women cleaner paths to each other and let the bangers sort out the rest.
