Tysie Gallagher, Britain’s first feminine super-bantam champion, and extra added to Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper invoice

Tysie Gallagher, Britain’s first feminine super-bantamweight champion, IBF No 1 Elizabeth Oshoba and former WBA titlist Shannon Courtenay will field on the Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper undercard.

Dubois and Harper meet in a world light-weight title unification, alongside Ellie Scotney’s shot on the undisputed world championship in opposition to Mayelli Flores, reside on Sky Sports activities on Sunday April 5.

Former high GB boxer Gemma Richardson might be in motion on the present at London’s Olympia and Ilford’s fashionable Arjon Basi can be set to seem on the preliminary undercard.

Luton’s Tysie “The First Lady” Gallagher will struggle Finland’s unbeaten Teresa Makinen.

Gallagher started boxing at age 10 and completed her newbie profession with 35 bouts, successful two nationwide titles, twice reaching ABA Senior Elite finals, and representing England internationally.

After turning professional, she made historical past because the first-ever feminine British super-bantamweight champion and has additionally contested for the WBO world title in November 2023.

Exterior the ring, she is a proud mom to her seven-year-old daughter.

“I’m looking forward to my MVP debut on a fantastic bill in London,” Gallagher stated. “I’m ready to impress and show why I believe that I’m the number one super-bantamweight in the world!”

At simply 21 years previous, Makinen has compiled a formidable 86 newbie bouts and established herself as one of the crucial adorned Scandinavian feminine newbie boxers, preventing out of Espoo, Finland. A multiple-time nationwide champion, she earned gold medals on the GeeBee Event, Tammer Event, Golden Woman Event, and Youth Boxam Event, constructing a standout worldwide résumé at a younger age.

“Being part of MVP’s first UK show is a big step for me and I am very grateful to them,” Makinen stated. “I respect Tysie Gallagher and what she’s achieved, but I’m coming to perform at my highest level. I stay calm, I stay disciplined, and on Sunday, April 5 I will show that I’m ready for the next stage – which is title contention.”

Elizabeth Temitayo Oshoba fights out of Bristol, England by way of Sango Ota, Nigeria. As an newbie, she was a six time Nigerian nationwide newbie champion and received bronze on the 2019 All African Video games, gold on the 2020 African Zone 3 Championships, and silver on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games. Oshoba relocated to the UK to make her professional debut in September 2022.

“Every fight is a chance to prove who I am. I’ve sacrificed, I’ve trained, and I’m locked in,” Oshoba stated. “Come fight night, I’m bringing skill, heart, and power and I’m leaving no doubt. Big thank you to MVP, Jake Paul, and Nakisa Bidarian for this opportunity.”

Oshoba will tackle Chelsey Arnell over six three-minute rounds, the identical distance as in males’s boxing.

Arnell, a 35-year-old skilled boxer from Hull, with a 5-2-1 report, has challenged for each the Central Space title and the English title to date in her professional profession. She stated: “I’m really looking forward to boxing three-minute rounds, which will suit my style of boxing much better rather than just rushing through the two-minute rounds. I’m really grateful for this opportunity and look forward to taking it with both hands.”

Shannon Courtenay takes on Nottingham’s Sasha Booker in an eight-round super-flyweight bout.

Courtenay made her professional debut in March 2019 and claimed the vacant WBA bantamweight title in April 2021.

“I’m excited to be fighting at home in London and even more excited to be back on Sky Sports where it all started for me!” Courtenay stated. “All my knockouts and my world title win happened on Sky Sports so it feels like a good omen to be back where I was at my best.”

Her opponent Booker declared: “I’m ready to mix it up with the big names in the sport and showcase the dedication that has brought me this far. My journey is just beginning, and I’m excited to see where my hard work will lead me next.”

Gemma Richardson is a rising British skilled boxer who constructed her repute by years of elite-level success within the newbie ranks.

A adorned newbie, Richardson’s pedigree features a Commonwealth Video games silver Medal, European and World Youth titles, and quite a few Nationwide Championships, achievements that underline each her expertise and her means to carry out on main levels.

Since turning professional, she has wasted no time accelerating her profession and now seems to show herself in opposition to Czech boxer Johana Rochl in a six-round light-weight bout.

“This opportunity could change my career massively,” Richardson stated. “As the saying goes, pressure is a privilege, and this pressure is good pressure. This is such a big platform to be on, and MVP is the place to be now for female boxers. This is exactly where I want to be.”

In addition to the co-main occasions of Dubois vs Harper and Scotney vs Flores, on the televised invoice Chantelle Cameron fights Michaela Kotaskova for the vacant WBO super-welterweight championship and Emma Dolan steps as much as problem Irma Garcia for the IBF super-flyweight world title.

“Our first UK event is stacked with four world title fights and eight belts at stake, delivering a historic night for women’s boxing in Britain on Sunday, April 5,” stated MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian.

“Shannon Courtenay returns to fight in front of her home fans, Elizabeth Oshoba is positioned to announce herself as a future world champion in her MVP debut, and Tysie Gallagher is determined to show she’s ready for the biggest fights in the division. It all builds toward an incredible double main event live on Sky Sports.”

Watch Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper reside on Sky Sports activities on Sunday April 5. Tickets obtainable right here