Fans worldwide were eagerly anticipating the clash between Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke, as the fight card, and especially the women’s main event, was hyped up to be one for the ages by Jake Paul’s promotional unit, Most Valuable Promotion.
With hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in, the boxing event went down today, and everything went according to plan, except for perhaps the biggest attraction of the fight. Everyone was disappointed as they heard the news of the main event getting canceled just a few minutes before it was supposed to go down.
Why was Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke bout cancelled?
The show was set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for an evening fight fans would remember. Jake Paul emerged victorious in his co-main clash against Ryan Bourland in a dominant fashion. The world now awaited the main event, and that’s when things took a turn for the worst.
Amanda Serrano, due to an exposed cornea, was declared medically unfit, and the main event between her and Nina Meinke got canceled just minutes before they were supposed to fight. She made an appearance in the ring to apologize to everyone present in the arena.
Jake Paul stated how she failed some eye tests but still did everything in her power to keep the fight from falling out. Although Serrano was prepared to step foot inside the ring regardless of her condition, the Puerto Rican commission as well as MVP could not have let that happen.
How does Serrano vs Meinke bout cancellation affect Jake Paul’s org MVP?
Although this was an accident with fairly a huge set of consequences, it ultimately felt into the hands of luck, and there was not much anyone could have done to stop that from happening or save the main event showdown from getting cancelled.
Both Jake Paul and his promotion have taken full accountability for the situation that unfolded. They have guaranteed to refund every single person who attended the event, as well as give the entirety of her purse to Nina Meinke, while the commission only requires a payout of half the amount.
This is the fight business and it is not the first time a high profile fight got thrown out last minute. It is a side of this whole business which us fans have had to see numerous times in other promotions as well.
The most important aspect of the situation is how MVP has handled it so well. Such a curveball will most definitely alarm the promotional company from ever letting something like this happen again.