Final bouts set for MVP's Most Valuable Prospects 16 Championship

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) —  Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced Thursday the final undercard matchups for the Most Valuable Prospects 16 Championship Double Header.

MVP’s Mexican standout and the WBA’s #6-ranked lightweight contender, Yolanda Vega (10-1, 1 KO), will face 24-year-old Houston, Texas talent Miranda Reyes (7-3-1, 3 KOs) in an 8-round super lightweight bout.

Also featured on the preliminary card will be MVP’s 3x US national boxing champion and high-fashion model Alexis “Chop Chop” Chaparro (5-0, 5 KOs) vs. Mexico’s David Gutierrez (4-0, 2 KOs) in a six-round middleweight bout.

MVP’s 2x US national amateur champion and 19-year-old talent Alexander Gueche (9-0, 6 KOs) will face 22-year-old Weslaco native Jaden Burnias (7-4-2, 6 KOs) in a 6-round super bantamweight bout at 122lbs, and 21-year-old Cuban prospect Pedro Veitia (6-0, 6 KOs) will take on 19-year-old Mexican prospect Xavier Zuniga (4-0, 3 KOs) in a 6-round super welterweight bout at 154lbs.

The company previously announced the Most Valuable Prospects 16 Championship Double Header will be headlined by Mexico’s WBC world champion Lourdes Juarez (38-4, 5 KOs) vs. MVP’s Mexican superstar and #1 WBA contender Yesica Nery Plata (30-2, 3 KOs) in a 10-round women’s world championship fight at 108lbs for the WBC light flyweight world title.

The co-main event will feature Brownsville native Omar Juarez (19-2, 7 KOs) vs. Caguas, Puerto Rico’s Omar Rosario (14-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-round bout at 140lbs in the super lightweight division.

The 16th event in the series, in partnership with Boxlab Promotions, will continue the commitment from MVP co-founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian to highlight the world’s best up-and-coming boxing talent. Tickets for Most Valuable Prospects 16 Championship Double Header are on sale now at Ticketmaster.

"We are just nine days away from our Championship Double Header that highlights women’s boxing at the highest level alongside the next generation of elite prospect talent,” said Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions. “This event represents the continued growth of women’s boxing and the global reach of the Most Valuable Prospects series, bringing together champions and future stars from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S., and beyond. South Padre Island will be an incredible host for one of our deepest and most competitive cards yet on Saturday, October 18, live on DAZN.”

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