Lucas Bahdi (18-0, 15 KOs) of Niagara Falls, ON faces Filipino southpaw Ryan James Racaza (15-0, 11 KOs) in the main event of MVP 11 on March 7. The fight card airs live on DAZN from The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto in Etobicoke, ON, Canada. The pair square off in the scheduled 10-round bout at lightweight.
In the 10-round co-main event, Sara Bailey (5-0) of North Vancouver, BC, makes the second defense of her WBA light flyweight title against Cristina Navarro (6-2, 1 KO) from Spain. Also on the card is a six-round super lightweight matchup between Mark Smither (13-1) of Newmarket, ON and Jaime Cuesta (10-0, 3 KOs) of San Diego, CA. Plus, Tammara Thibeault (1-0) of Saint-Georges, QC and Sonya Dreiling (6-7, 2 KOs) of Greeley, CO meet in a six-rounder at middleweight.
Headlining the MVP 11 prelims, Doni Foreman (1-0, 1 KO) of Brampton, ON and Pavel Ourednik (4-0, 4 KOs) of the Czech Republic go head-to-head in a six-rounder at heavyweight. Among other bouts, Angel Barrientes (12-1, 7 KOs) of Honolulu, HI and Alexander Castellano (11-1, 2 KOs) of Buffalo, NY clash in an eight-rounder at super bantamweight. A six-round super welterweight event opener pits Alex Bray (8-0, 7 KOs) of Melbourne, FL against Victoriano Antonio Santillan (13-7-2, 8 KOs) from Argentina.
Previously announced Brantford, ON-based Ricardo Brown (12-0, 11 KOs) of Jamaica no longer battles it out on the night.
Most Valuable Prospects 11 results
Get MVP 11: Bahdi vs Racaza full fight card results below.
Main card
- Lucas Bahdi def. Ryan James Racaza by decision by unanimous decision (99-90, 97-92, 96-93) | Watch video
- Sara Bailey def. Cristina Navarro by decision by unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 99-91)
- Mark Smither def. Jaime Cuesta by decision by unanimous decision (78-74, 78-74, 79-73)
- Tammara Thibeault def. Sonya Dreiling by TKO (R1, 3:00)
Prelims
- Doni Foreman def. Pavel Ourednik by KO (R3, 1:15)
- Angel Barrientes def. Alexander Castellano by TKO (R7, 3:00)
- Alex Bray def. Victoriano Antonio Santillan by majority decision (76-76, 78-74, 79-73)