Holly Holm steps again into the boxing ring this Saturday on the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to problem WBA light-weight champion Stephanie Han for the 135-pound title. It’s the co-main occasion of the Amanda Serrano card on DAZN, beginning at 8 PM ET, marking Holm’s second bout since signing with Jake Paul’s Most Invaluable Promotions in Might.
Holly Holm Fights for WBA Light-weight Title In opposition to Undefeated Stephanie Han This Saturday
This second carries significance for Holm, who retired from boxing in 2013 after defending her tremendous light-weight titles in opposition to Mary McGee. For over a decade, she centered fully on combined martial arts, turning into the primary athlete to win world titles in each boxing and MMA.
Her knockout of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 in November 2015, a 9-1 underdog victory in entrance of 56,215 followers in Melbourne, stays one in every of fight sports activities’ defining upsets. Holm held the UFC bantamweight title and challenged for titles throughout a number of divisions earlier than parting methods with the promotion in January 2025.
When Holm retired from boxing, she carried a 33-2-3 file with 19 world titles gained and defended throughout welterweight, junior welterweight, and junior middleweight divisions. She defeated notable opposition together with Christy Martin, Mia St. John, and Jane Sofa, incomes 2022 induction into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame.
Her return combat on June 28 on the Honda Middle, in opposition to undefeated Yolanda Vega on the Jake Paul versus Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. card, confirmed Holm’s boxing fundamentals remained intact. The judges scored that bout 100-90 throughout the board.
At 44 years outdated, Holm says her boxing has improved since she was 31, a sentiment shared by longtime coach Mike Winkeljohn. She’s aiming to turn into a four-division champion at light-weight, a weight class the place she’s by no means beforehand held a title.
Han represents a unique problem. The 35-year-old El Paso native turned skilled in 2021 and compiled an undefeated 11-0 file with 3 knockouts. She claimed the WBA title in February 2025 with a first-round knockout of Hannah Terlep, then defended efficiently in opposition to Colombia’s Paulina Ángel in August regardless of being knocked down within the opening spherical. Outdoors boxing, Han works as an eight-year veteran of the El Paso Police Division and is the sister of former IBF featherweight champion Jennifer Han.
