When is MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin?
MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin is on Friday, April 17. The main broadcast will begin at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (3 a.m. BST). A preliminary undercard will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET (11:30 p.m. BST).
What channel is MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin on?
MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin will have its main broadcast on ESPN and its preliminary undercard on ESPN+.
Where is MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin?
The show is taking place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Who is Alycia Baumgardner?
Alycia Baumgardner, 17-1 (7 KOs), is the former undisputed junior lightweight champion – though the 31-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, remains the queen of 130lbs with the IBF, WBA and WBO world titles.
Baumgardner turned pro in March 2017 and suffered her sole loss 16 months later with the short end of a split decision against Christina Linardatou. In November 2021, Baumgardner stopped Terri Harper in the fifth round to win the WBC belt. That was the start of her run toward becoming undisputed.
Baumgardner scored a shutout in her first title defense against Edith Soledad Matthysse in April 2022. She then met Mikaela Mayer, who had the IBF and WBO titles, in a unification bout that October. Baumgardner won a split decision and emerged with the three belts. Four months later, in February 2023, Baumgardner added the WBA title with a wide win on the scorecards over Elhem Mekhaled.
The aftermath of Baumgardner’s fourth title defense, her first as undisputed champion, turned out to be highly controversial. She faced Linardatou in a July 2023 rematch, five years after they first met. This time, Baumgardner won a unanimous decision. But she tested positive for a pair of banned performance-enhancing drugs.
Baumgardner didn’t fight again for another 14 months. The win over Linardatou was never overturned by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission. And the WBC said it had no proof that Baumgardner took the substances intentionally – a different standard than is typically required by athletic commissions.
None of the sanctioning bodies stripped Baumgardner. Her first bout back from the lengthy layoff was in September 2024 against former lightweight titleholder Delfine Persoon. Baumgardner scored an early knockdown and was ahead on the cards going into the fourth round when the fighters’ heads clashed. Persoon was cut badly enough that the bout needed to be stopped. Given that four rounds had not yet been completed, it was ruled a “no contest.”
Last year, Baumgardner signed with Most Valuable Promotions. She appeared on two undercards, outpointing the 12-0 Jennifer Miranda last July underneath Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano III, and then taking a wide decision over the 13-1 Leila Beaudoin in December on the Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua card.
Baumgardner-Beaudoin was contested over 12 three-minute rounds, an extreme rarity in women’s boxing, where the standard for title fights is 10 two-minute rounds. This main event bout against Shin is scheduled for 10 three-minute rounds.
If she wins, will Baumgardner remain at 130? She could face Caroline Veyre, who picked up the vacant WBC belt, and go for undisputed again. Or perhaps featherweight champ Amanda Serrano could meet Baumgardner in a super-fight. Tiara Brown, who has a title belt at 126lbs, could move up. Or if Baumgardner decides to go up to lightweight, there’s unified titleholder Caroline Dubois.
All of these names except for Veyre are with MVP; Veyre is with Salita Promotions, though that fight could probably still be made without politics getting in the way. But first Baumgardner needs to get this fight with Shin out of her way.
Who is Bo Mi Re Shin?
Bo Mi Re Shin, 19-3-3 (10 KOs), is a junior lightweight contender from Seoul, South Korea. The 32-year-old has been a pro for a decade now, making her debut in March 2016.
Her route toward contention wasn’t the smoothest. Three of Shin’s first six bouts ended in draws. Her first loss came in 2020 by unanimous decision against a debuting opponent who, per BoxRec, has apparently never fought again. But Shin followed that up with six straight wins, the last of which was a unanimous nod in February 2023 over the 16-2-1 Diana Rodriguez.
That victory landed Shin a fight three months later with the aforementioned Delfine Persoon, a former lightweight titleholder. A win over Persoon would have provided Shin a good push forward. Alas, she lost via split decision.
After three more wins, Shin got a title shot against Caroline Dubois for the WBC lightweight belt in March 2025. Once again, she came up short on the scorecards, dropping a majority decision. Shin returned last November and took a majority decision over the 6-2-2 Tywarna Campbell.
What other fights are on the undercard of MVPW-02: Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Mi Re Shin?
The undercard at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City includes a second title fight. Unified super middleweight titleholder Shadasia Green, 16-1 (11 KOs), is putting her IBF and WBO belts on the line against Lani Daniels, 11-4-2 (1 KO), a former light heavyweight and heavyweight titlist coming off consecutive decisions losses in 2025 to Claressa Shields and the 6-0 Sarah Scheurich.
Also on the main broadcast is a bantamweight fight featuring Krystal Rosado, 8-1 (2 KOs), against Fernanda Reyes Delgado, 8-0 (0 KOs); and an eight-round flyweight match featuring Natalie Dove, 7-0-1 (2 KOs), against Maria Micheo, 14-6 (8 KOs)
Plus, there is a preliminary undercard with a super middleweight bout between Raquel Miller, 13-0 (6 KOs), and Adriana Dos Santos Araujo, 6-3 (1 KO), who won a bronze medal at lightweight in the 2012 Olympics; as well as the continued development of a few MVP prospects.
The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.
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