Harvey, Olympian in Paris 2024, signs with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions

Olympic boxer from Paris 2024, Jahmal Harvey, has signed with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), Jake Paul’s promoter. The announcement was made this Wednesday. Harvey, 22, is considered one of the most outstanding American amateur boxers to join the promotion. He has an impressive record of ten United States national titles and reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Olympic Games. Joins a growing list of promising talents at MVP, which includes Canadian Olympian and amateur world champion Tamm Thibeault, 19-time US national champion Sa’Rai Brown-El, Brazilian Olympian Keno Marley, 15-time US national champion Nat “No Love” Dove, and two-time US national champion Alex Gueche.

“We believe Jahmal Harvey can become one of the most important faces in boxing, both inside and outside the ring,” stated Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of MVP.

Nakisa Bidarian

Bidarian added that Harvey was on Most Valuable Promotions’ radar since December 2023, thanks to Paul’s collaboration with Team USA Boxing. “Jahmal was our main target after the Olympics, and when we knew he was ready to turn professional, we focused on closing the deal.”

Harvey, who hails from Oxon Hill, Maryland, will make his professional debut on August 22 in a six-round super featherweight bout against Marcelo Del Aguila (5-1, 1 KO) of Peru, at the Most Valuable Prospects 14 event at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

“When I went to Colorado Springs with Team USA before the Paris Olympics, I had the opportunity to meet Jahmal and the rest of the team while training with them and providing them with mental strength techniques,” Paul said.

Jake Paul

“Even among the best amateur talents in the United States, Jahmal immediately stood out to me as the complete package, with the potential to become a future world champion and a massive MVP star. It is an honor to welcome him to the team, and I can’t wait to see him put the super featherweight division on notice starting Friday, August 22nd.” In 2021, Harvey became the first American gold medalist at the IBA World Boxing Championships since Demetrius Andrade achieved the feat in 2007. He advanced to the quarterfinals as a featherweight, but did not medal after losing to Munarbek Seitbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan. According to Boxrec, Harvey finished his amateur career with a record of 61-8.

“I’m signing with Most Valuable Promotions because I believe it’s the best option for me to become the MVP of the sport,” Harvey said in a statement. “Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian are changing the game and putting athletes on the biggest stages, and I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Jahmal Harvey