Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano

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For History
The official poster for Taylor vs Serrano Taylor vs Serrano fight poster.jpeg
The official poster for Taylor vs Serrano
DateApril 30, 2022
Venue Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Katie Taylor Amanda Serrano
Nickname KT The Real Deal
Hometown Bray, Ireland Carolina, Puerto Rico
Pre-fight record 20–0 (6 KO) 42–1–1 (30 KO)
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Weight 134.6 lb (61 kg) 133.6 lb (61 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBC and WBO featherweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
7-division world champion
Result
Taylor wins via 10-round split decision (94-96, 97-93, 96-93)

Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, billed as For History, was a women's lightweight professional boxing match contested between the undisputed world champion Katie Taylor and seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano. The bout was held on April 30, 2022, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with Taylor's undisputed lightweight titles on the line. [1] [2]

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It was the first women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden, and was described as the 'biggest women's fight of all time'. [3] Taylor defeated Serrano by split decision. [4] The fight received universal acclaim, being named Fight of the Year by Sports Illustrated [5] and Event of the Year by The Ring. [6]

They are scheduled to have a rematch on July 20, 2024, as the co-feature bout to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.

Background

Katie Taylor made her professional debut in November 2016 following a decorated amateur career that included a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. At that time, Amanda Serrano was already a four-weight world champion with a record of 30–1–1. Over the next three years, both women would see continued success. Serrano earned titles in three more weight classes to become a seven-weight world champion, the second most of any boxer in history, only behind Manny Pacquiao. She also began a career in mixed martial arts, compiling a professional record of 2–0–1. Meanwhile, Taylor would become a world champion within a year of her debut, and eventually claimed all four divisional titles to become the undisputed lightweight champion. She then became a two-weight champion by defeating Christina Linardatou at super-lightweight.

The two were first scheduled to fight each other at the Manchester Arena on May 2, 2020, which would have been the first defence for Taylor as undisputed lightweight champion. [7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bout was postponed and rescheduled to 4 July, with the venue changing to the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. After being postponed for a second time, Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he was in talks to secure a rematch between Taylor and Delfine Persoon, who Taylor had narrowly beaten to become the undisputed lightweight champion on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. [8] On July 9, it was confirmed that the Taylor vs. Persoon rematch would take place on August 22 on the undercard of Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin. [9] Taylor won the fight by unanimous decision. [10] Over the next 16 months, both Taylor and Serrano would win another four fights, taking their records to 20–0 and 42–1–1 respectively.

On January 27, 2022, the bout was officially announced to be taking place on 30 April 2022 at Madison Square Garden. The fight was co-promoted by Hearn's Matchroom Boxing and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, who are the respective promoters of Taylor and Serrano, and was broadcast live on DAZN. [11] Following the official announcement of the fight, press conferences were held in New York City and London to promote the bout.

During the London press conference, Serrano, citing the historic nature of the contest, suggested that the fight be 12 three-minute rounds, as is the case in men's world championship boxing, rather than the women's standard of 10 two-minute rounds. Taylor dismissed this idea, saying ”I don't think it will make a huge difference to the event; it's already iconic as it is.” [12]

Taylor already held a victory over Amanda's sister Cindy, having defeated her by unanimous decision in October 2018. [13]

Weigh-in

The weigh-in took place at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden and was heavily attended by fans from Ireland and Puerto Rico. As part of a promotional agreement with WWE, Serrano was announced to the stage by the Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair, while Taylor was introduced by her compatriot Becky Lynch.

Both fighters weighed in comfortably under the 135-pound lightweight limit, with Serrano at 133.6 pounds and Taylor at 134.6 pounds. [14]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Flag of Ireland.svg Katie Taylor (c)def. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Amanda Serrano SD10/10 Note 1
Super Welterweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Smith def. Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Vargas TKO10/120:41
Super Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Franchón Crews-Dezurn (c)def. Flag of Sweden.svg Elin Cederroos (c)UD10/10 Note 2
Flyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Galal Yafai (c)def. Flag of the United States.svg Miguel Cartagena RTD2/103:00 Note 3
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Austin Williamsdef. Flag of the United States.svg Chordale Booker TKO1/102:25 Note 4
Super Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Reshat Matidef. Flag of the United States.svg Joe Eli HernandezUD8/8
Featherweight Flag of Australia (converted).svg Skye Nicolson def. Flag of the United States.svg Shanecqua Paisley DavisUD6/6
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Khalil Coledef. Flag of the United States.svg William LangstonUD6/6

^Note 1 For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles

^Note 2 For WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight titles

^Note 3 For WBC International Flyweight title

^Note 4 For vacant WBA Continental Americas Middleweight Title

Rematch

On April 16, 2024, Netflix announced that the long awaited rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano would take place on July 20 for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles, as the co-feature bout to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. [15]

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