Serrano vs. Tellez – Live Results from Puerto Rico

In San Juan, Amanda Serrano did not rely on volume to make a point. The work rate showed up later. The control showed up first. By the fourth round, the pace of the fight was already set and it stayed that way until the final bell.

Reina Tellez came in heavy, 0.6 pounds over the limit, which took the belts off the table before anything started. Once the fight settled, that detail stopped being trivia and started showing up in posture and pacing. Serrano kept the center without forcing it. Tellez kept giving it back.

The Foot Placement That Took the Air Out of It

Serrano’s feet told the story long before the cards did. She stepped laterally into Tellez’s lead foot and stayed square enough to throw, compact enough to recover. There was no chase. Each reset pulled Tellez a step closer to the ropes. The jab guided more than it scored, setting angles and keeping Tellez honest while the real work landed downstairs.

The body shots came without drama. Serrano placed them when the elbows lifted and left them there. Head shots followed once the guard rose. Tellez landed counters early, short rights with decent timing, but they needed space. Serrano reduced that space a little more each round.

Once Serrano shortened her exits, the counters arrived late. Not wide. Late. That is usually where fights stop being competitive.

When Durability Stops Being Enough

Tellez stayed upright and disciplined. She did not unravel. Early, she timed Serrano on entry when Serrano squared after combinations. That window closed once the feet adjusted. From there, the work came in singles. Serrano stayed in sequences.

Breathing told the rest. Between rounds, Tellez needed more time. In the ring, her stance rose and the reactions dulled. Serrano kept her balance and kept placing shots without chasing moments. Roughly the same output every round. No rush to end it.

This was not about speed or surprise. It was about repeatable positioning and conditioning. The kind that tends to survive longer fights.

Undercard Notes

Stephanie Han kept her WBA lightweight title with steady activity against Holly Holm. The scores, 69 65 twice and 68 65, followed Han’s willingness to step inside the jab and work the body. Holm found straight lefts in spots but could not hold range long enough to change the rhythm.

Krystal Rosado Ortiz separated herself from Tania Walters with faster hands and consistent combinations. All three cards read 60 54.

Alexis Araiza  controlled Ebanie Bridges over eight rounds, closing distance behind the jab and increasing output once movement slowed. The decision was clear. Ebanie Bridges needs to retire.

Jonathan Gonzalez used an early knockdown to bank rounds against Yankiel Rivera. Late pressure did not erase the early margin. Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro edged Alfredo Cruz by majority decision after sharper accuracy late.

Henry Lebron forced a stoppage in the seventh when a cut worsened. Chris Echevarria edged Gabriel Bernardi Cruz. Alexis Chaparro went six rounds for the first time. Elise Soto ended her fight in two. Abner Figueroa Cotto, Yandiel Lozano, and Caleb Tirado Pagan all won.

Serrano moves on at 48 4 1 with 31 knockouts. The questions ahead narrow rather than expand. Control like this tends to travel. Whether it holds for twelve rounds against elite movers is still unresolved.