It's Official: Dubois vs. Han Headlines MVPW-09 — Lightweight Unification Feb. 20 in El Paso

It's official. Most Valuable Promotions announced Friday that WBC, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion Caroline Dubois will meet WBA champion Stephanie Han in the main event of MVPW-09 on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027, at GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Three sanctioning-body belts are on the line in a 135-pound unification. Sky Sports will carry it in U.K. prime time; the ESPN App will carry it in the U.S. for ESPN Unlimited and ESPN Select subscribers, per MVP's Nov. 6 release, Sky Sports and ESPN.

Dubois, the London southpaw, is 14-0-1 with 5 knockouts. She unified the WBC and WBO titles — and claimed The Ring lightweight crown — by beating Terri Harper at MVPW-01 in April 2026, then defended against Amelia Moore in August. Han, an El Paso native, former El Paso police officer and mother of two, is 13-0 with 3 knockouts. She won the vacant WBA title with a first-round knockout of Hannah Terlep in February 2025, has defended it three times including back-to-back wins over Holly Holm, and returns for another hometown world-title date.

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"I can't wait to get back in the ring and I can't wait to go into Stephanie Han's hometown and add another world title to my collection," Dubois said in MVP's release. "I respect what she's accomplished, but I'm coming to El Paso to take her title and show everyone why I'm the best lightweight in the world. ... On Saturday, February 20, I'm coming to make a statement and take another step toward becoming undisputed."

"This fight is a dream come true!" Han said. "Finally, I have the opportunity to unify titles in my division and get one step closer to becoming the undisputed queen of the lightweight division! To be able to fight at home at GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center is incredibly special, and I'm grateful to MVP for their support to make this happen."

MVP co-founder and CEO Nakisa Bidarian called it "a huge moment for MVP and women's boxing." Dubois and Han were set as special guests at Friday's MVPW-07 press conference at Texas Live! in Arlington ahead of Sunday's Turhan vs. Baumgardner card at College Park Center — see Boxbid's fight-week guide. Presale signup is open on MVP's site; public tickets go on sale Thursday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. MT via Ticketmaster. Full MVPW-09 undercard details come later; MVPW-08 is still TBA. Boxbid also covered MVP's latest signing in Mizuki Hiruta's move to the promotion.

Kimster's take: women's lightweight finally gets the three-belt night it has been building toward, and Han gets it in El Paso. Put your call on Boxbid's Fight Picker before the odds get noisy.