Baumgardner Kept Her Belts With a Clear New York Decision
Alycia Baumgardner defeated Bo Mi Re Shin by unanimous decision on April 17, 2026, at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Scores of 98–92, 98–92 and 99–91 preserved her unified super featherweight championship.
The matchup and early action
The ten-round contest placed Baumgardner’s WBA, IBF and WBO titles at stake. Shin entered as a ranked challenger across all three organizations, giving the champion a significant assignment at the 130-pound limit.
The main event used three-minute rounds rather than the two-minute format common in women’s boxing. Completing the distance therefore required thirty minutes of competition before the championship was settled on the cards.
The decisive developments
Baumgardner earned every judge’s clear preference, with two officials awarding her eight rounds and the third nine. Shin completed the contest but could not produce the turnaround necessary to take the titles.
The result improved the champion’s professional record to 18–1, while Shin’s became 19–4–3. Their official weights had been 129.8 and 129.4 pounds respectively.
What the result meant
The event was the second MVPW show and the platform’s first United States event under its new ESPN agreement. That setting gave the defense a role in the promotion’s broader expansion of women’s boxing.
Lani Daniels changed the championship picture in the co-main event by stopping Shadasia Green for super middleweight titles. Baumgardner’s outcome was different: she left New York with her existing belts intact after a full-distance performance that produced wide and unanimous scorecards.
Sources
- MVP: official event results
- Madison Square Garden: championship format and venue
- Fightmag: official scores
- MVP: broadcast and platform launch
