Cindy Serrano

Cindy Serrano
Born	(1983-05-08) May 8, 1983 (age 42) Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Other names	Checkmate
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	36
Wins	27
Wins by KO	10
Losses	6
Draws	3

Cindy Serrano (born May 8, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who held the WBO female featherweight title from 2016 to 2017. She also challenged for the WIBA featherweight title in 2005; the WIBA and WIBF welterweight titles in 2011; and the unified WBA and IBF female lightweight titles in 2018. Her younger sister, Amanda, is also a professional boxer. The pair became the first sisters to hold world titles from major sanctioning bodies at the same time after Cindy captured the WBO title in 2016.

Professional career

Serrano made her professional debut on September 12, 2003, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Kathy Rodriguez at Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware. ^[2]

After compiling a record of 12–0 (7 KOs) she faced Rhonda Luna for the vacant WIBA featherweight title on December 10, 2005, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The bout ended in a split draw, with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Serrano, another judge scoring it 98–92 for Luna, while the third judge scored it even at 95–95. ^[3]

Following three UD victories, she faced Melissa Fiorentino for the inaugural WBC-NABF female super featherweight title on July 7, 2007, at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York. Serrano suffered the first defeat of her career, losing via eight-round UD with all three judges scoring the bout 79–73. ^[4] After the fight, Serrano required 20 stitches to close a cut on her eyelid sustained in the second round. ^[5]

She suffered two more UD defeats in 2018—against former world champions Layla McCarter ^[6] and Jessica Rakoczy ^[7] in January and April respectively—before a three-year spell out of the ring. She returned to action in June 2011, fighting to a split draw against Oxandia Castillo. ^[8]

Serrano's next fight came four months later, facing WIBA and WBF female welterweight champion Anne Sophie Mathis, with the vacant WIBF title also up for grabs, on October 1 at the Salle Mermoz in Yutz, France. Serrano suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing via shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90. ^[9]

She bounced back from defeat with three UD victories in 2012 before defeating Grecia Nova via first-round technical knockout (TKO) on May 10, 2013, capturing the lightly regarded vacant UBF female super featherweight title at the Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. ^[10]

After defeating Diana Dominguez via UD in August 2013, ^[11] Serrano fought Dominguez again on May 12, 2014, capturing the vacant UBF female lightweight title via ten-round UD at the Cancha del Congo in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. ^[12]

Following four more fights—three wins (one by TKO) and a draw—Serrano faced former world title challenger Calista Silgado for the vacant WBO female featherweight title on December 10, 2016, at the Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Serrano captured her first major world title, defeating Silgado via majority decision (MD) over ten rounds with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and 96–94 in favour of Serrano while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95. ^[13] With the win, Serrano and her younger sister, Amanda, became the first sisters to hold major world titles at the same time. ^[14]

She made one successful defence of her WBO title, defeating Paola Torres via UD on May 13, 2017, at the Coliseo Samuel Rodriguez in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. All three judges scored the bout 97–93. ^[15]

After an eight-round split decision (SD) victory in a non-title fight against Edina Kiss in October 2017, ^[16] Serrano moved up to lightweight to challenge former Olympic gold medalist and reigning unified WBA and IBF female champion Katie Taylor. The bout took place on October 20, 2018, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. In what was described as a dominant performance by Taylor, Serrano suffered the sixth defeat of her career, losing by a shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

Professional boxing record

36 fights	27 wins	6 losses
By knockout	10	0
By decision	17	6
Draws	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
36	Loss	27–6–3	Katie Taylor	UD	10	Oct 20, 2018	TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For WBA and IBF female lightweight titles
35	Win	27–5–3	Edina Kiss	SD	8	Oct 14, 2017	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
34	Win	26–5–3	Paola Torres	UD	10	May 13, 2017	Coliseo Samuel Rodriguez, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico	Retained WBO female featherweight title
33	Win	25–5–3	Calista Silgado	MD	10	Dec 10, 2016	Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Cataño, Puerto Rico	Won vacant WBO female featherweight title
32	Win	24–5–3	Renáta Dömsödi	UD	6	Mar 3, 2016	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S.
31	Win	23–5–3	Grecia Nova	UD	6	Nov 14, 2015	Sosua Convention Center, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
30	Draw	22–5–3	Fatuma Zarika	SD	6	Mar 28, 2015	Resorts World Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
29	Win	22–5–2	Carolina Martinez de Moreta	TKO	1 (6), 1:18	Nov 18, 2014	Sosua Club, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
28	Win	21–5–2	Diana Dominguez	UD	10	May 12, 2014	Cancha del Congo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Won vacant UBF female lightweight title
27	Win	20–5–2	Diana Dominguez	UD	6	Aug 31, 2013	Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
26	Win	19–5–2	Grecia Nova	UD	1 (10), 1:04	May 10, 2013	Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Won vacant UBF female super featherweight title
25	Win	18–5–2	Angel Gladney	UD	6	Nov 15, 2012	Plattduetsche Restaurant, Franklin Square, New York, U.S.
24	Win	17–5–2	Yoseidy Zarzuela	RTD	6 (8), 2:00	Sep 16, 2012	Club Pueblo Nuevo, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
23	Win	16–5–2	Kerri Hill	UD	8	Aug 11, 2012	Plattduetsche Restaurant, Franklin Square, New York, U.S.
22	Loss	15–5–2	Mikaela Laurén	UD	6	Apr 27, 2012	Cloetta Center, Linköping, Sweden
21	Loss	15–4–2	Anne Sophie Mathis	UD	10	Oct 1, 2011	Salle Mermoz, Yutz, France	For WIBA, WBF female, and vacant WIBF welterweight titles
20	Draw	15–3–2	Oxandia Castillo	SD	6	Jun 25, 2011	Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19	Loss	15–3–1	Jessica Rakoczy	UD	8	Apr 17, 2008	Tachi Palace, Lemoore, California, U.S.
18	Loss	15–2–1	Layla McCarter	UD	6	Jan 11, 2008	The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
17	Loss	15–1–1	Melissa Fiorentino	UD	8	Jul 7, 2007	Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, Troy, New York, U.S.	For WBC-NABF female super featherweight title
16	Win	15–0–1	Lakeysha Williams	UD	6	Jun 8, 2007	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
15	Win	14–0–1	Jessica Mohs	UD	6	Feb 22, 2007	Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
14	Win	13–0–1	Tawnyah Freeman	UD	6	Jul 26, 2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
13	Draw	12–0–1	Rhonda Luna	PTS	10	Dec 10, 2005	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	For vacant WIBA featherweight title
12	Win	12–0	Luisa Maria Romero	TKO	1 (8)	Oct 15, 2005	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11	Win	11–0	Angela Garcia	UD	6	Aug 20, 2005	Constanza, Dominican Republic
10	Win	10–0	Delia Hoppe	UD	6	Jul 22, 2005	Polideportivo De Sabana Perdida, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
9	Win	9–0	Chloritha Magee	TKO	2 (4), 1:13	May 7, 2005	Crown Plaza, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Sharon Gaines	UD	6	Apr 8, 2005	Hanover Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Susan Nance	TKO	1 (4)	Jul 11, 2004	Cedar Beach SportsFest, Allentown Pennsylvania, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Wanda Satterthwaite	TKO	1 (4), 1:35	Jul 7, 2004	Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Carla Witherspoon	SD	4	Jun 12, 2004	Cedarbridge Academy, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
4	Win	4–0	Helen Shari Pensin	TKO	1 (4)	Jan 2, 2004	Kahunaville Night Club, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Shannon Birmingham	TKO	1 (4)	Dec 4, 2003	Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Kathy Rodriguez	TKO	2 (4), 0:33	Nov 13, 2003	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Kathy Rodriguez	UD	4	Sep 12, 2003	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.

References

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13. Rivera, Miguel (December 11, 2016). "Alfredo Santiago Shocks Jayson Velez With Majority Nod Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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External links

• Boxing record for Cindy Serrano from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Inaugural title	UBF female super featherweight champion May 10, 2013 – August 2013	Vacant Title next held by Jennifer Salinas
Inaugural title	UBF female lightweight champion May 12, 2014 – November 2014	Vacant
Major world boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Amanda Serrano	WBO female featherweight champion December 10, 2016 – 2018 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Heather Hardy