Photos: Taylor Edges Serrano In Fight For The Ages At MSG
Katie Taylor edged out Amanda Serrano to retain her undisputed Lightweight crown in an epic fight for the ages at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN.
Katie Taylor edged out Amanda Serrano to retain her undisputed Lightweight crown in an epic fight for the ages at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN.
Last night’s female super fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano delivered, it lived up to all the hype in doing so and now, in fact pretty much as soon as the official scores were read out inside a packed and truly buzzing Madison Square Garden in New York, talks of a rematch have begun.
Undisputed female lightweight champion Katie Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) was fortunate to escape with a 10-round split decision against Amanda Serrano (42-2-2-1, 30 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
This Saturday night, the fans win on both coasts when Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson meet in the West not long after an undisputed bout takes place in New York, matching Katie Taylor with Amanda Serrano.
Talk about backing your man. Or your woman. Promoters Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul, who have together brought us Saturday’s female super fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, have shaken hands in betting on the outcome of the fight in New York.
Katie Taylor versus Amanda Serrano. It’s been called “the biggest fight in women’s boxing,” and, this week, Eddie Hearn said the fight will go down in the memory banks as “a moment in time.”
Eddie Hearn has told The DAZN Boxing Show that a fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano; what the promoter says is “the biggest fight in the history of female boxing,” is on the verge of being signed, sealed and delivered.
Undefeated cruiserweight prospect Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) bailed himself out with his one-punch power in knocking out former MMA star Tyron Woodley (0-2) in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs) scored a dominating unanimous decision over tough Mexican warrior Yamileth Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs). The WBC/WBO Featherweight World Champion Serrano defended her titles against the super bantamweight world champion Mercado with scores of 97-93, 98-92 and 99-91 in the ten-round bout.
Statements from Amanda Serrano and manager Jordan Maldonado regarding a demand from promoter Eddie Hearn
Since last year, Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor were scheduled to face off in a mega bout, but changes in logistics, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and constant wavering in the purse keep delaying the fight.