KATIE TAYLOR’S potential rematch against Amanda Serrano in Ireland is all but off.
Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn has confirmed that the Puerto Rican fighter doesn’t want to fight on the Emerald Isle.
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Serrano suffered a split decision loss to the ‘Bray Bomber’ at MSG last in front of reported sellout crowd of 19,187 in April.
The three ringside judges scored it 97-93 and 96-93 for Taylor, with the third deeming it a Serrano fight at 96-94.
Now speaking with Pro Boxing Fans website Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn says that Jake Paul headed MVP promotions don’t want a rematch or fight in Ireland this year.
Hearn said: “They don’t want that fight unfortunately. They don’t want to go to Ireland; they don’t really want a rematch this year.
“It was kind of like regardless of the offer, ‘we don’t want to do the rematch’.”
Hearn says he believes Serrano wants another fight before a rematch to build some confidence.
The promoter says the MVP fighter wants an August bout as he suggested the rematch might take place in 2023.
He added: “Maybe we can do it next year.”
Serrano tweeted that she will return to the ring in late summer, probably part of the undercard on Jake Paul’s expected pro scrap against Love Island’s Tommy Fury.
Serrano’s unavailability means the potential Croke Park show planned for Taylor looks unlikely to happen.
And all parties are understood to have taken a step back to reassess the viability of a stadium fight in Ireland due to PPV times, weather and curfew.
But the news may open the door for a boxing return for former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm.
MMA ace Holly Holm admitted recently that she would jump at the opportunity to fight Katie Taylor in the future.
‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ is coming off a controversial split decision loss in her latest UFC outing Ketlen Vieira back in May.
Holm is former multiple world boxing champion, and is set to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this June. She will be inducted as part of the Class of 2022 at a ceremony in Canastota, N.Y.
Holm is the most decorated female in combat sports history, and would arguably be a bigger draw than Serrano.
Katie Taylor acknowledged last year that she may engage in a super-fight with MMA legends Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm at some point.
The Bray icon spoke about her future plans with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour as she failed to rule out a potential bout with Holm in the future.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
