Former UFC bantamweight title holder Holly Holm is set to return to boxing after signing with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP).

The American, 43, who is a multiple weight world champion in boxing, left the sport to switch to MMA before joining the UFC in 2015.

She knocked out Ronda Rousey with a head kick to earn the bantamweight belt the same year and won eight of her 16 bouts in the promotion.

Holm’s first fight under MVP management will be against Mexico’s Yolanda Vega on 28 June at the Honda Centre in Anaheim, California.

The bout is set be a 10-round lightweight bout contested over two-minute rounds.

“This new chapter is going to be an exciting journey, and I’m looking forward to the challenge,” said Holm.

“Coming full circle back to boxing… I’ve spent most of my MMA career at 135 pounds (9st 9lb), and now I have the opportunity to make my boxing debut at that weight.

“With boxing titles in three higher weight classes under my belt, I’m eager to pursue a fourth title in a new division.”