KATIE TAYLOR and Amanda Serrano headline the card at MSG TONIGHT in the biggest women’s boxing fight of all time.
This huge undisputed fight is for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight world titles.
Widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound female on the planet, Irish star Taylor is unbeaten since turning pro in 2016, while Puerto Rican superstar Serrano is on a stunning run of form heading into the bout.
- Start time: Undercard on NOW
- Main event set for 10pm ET/ 3am UK time
- TV/ live stream: DAZN
Main card coming up
The undercard is rolling on at pace here at MSG as he count down to the main event between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for ALL of the lightweight world titles.
And up next the main card gets underway from 7.30pm.
Don’t miss a beat here.
Eddie Hearn speaks
Eddie Hearn is speaking with DAZN now ahead of the history-making main event tonight.
Katie Taylor’s promoter Hearn said: “Tonight I’m going to sit back and look at that jumbo-tron at Madison Square Garden when the fight starts.
“Katie Taylor has paved the way.”
Huge knockout by Williams
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams has taken just one round to beat Chordale Booker on the undercard!
Williams wins the vacant WBA continental Americas middleweight title with the triumph.
Taylor on Madison Square Garden
Ireland’s undisputed world champ Katie Taylor has spoken about historically headlining the prestigious Madison Square Garden tonight.
Taylor said: “When I turned professional my goal was to be involved in huge events like this so to headline at Madison Square Garden in a fight of this magnitude is really the pinnacle of the sport.
“It’s such an iconic venue and has been home to so many of the historic moments in boxing and I truly believe this will be another one.”
Taylor vs Serrano fight records
Katie Taylor, 35, has won all of her 20 pro fights, while Amanda Serrano has lost once before in her 44 fights, with one draw.
Serrano, 33, was beaten by Frida Wahlberg ten years ago back in April 2012.
Eddie Hearn in the house
Katie Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn is at MSG and watching on from ringside.
Big night for the Matchroom supremo.
Who is on the undercard?
Jessie Vargas vs Liam Smith is chief support on a card which also features Franchon Crews-Derzurn vs Elin Cederroos for the undisputed women’s super-middleweight titles.
Fledgling Australian star Skye Nicolson has already picked up the win here at MSG in the opening contest with the undercard kicking on.
- Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano (WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF world female lightweight titles)
- Jessie Vargas vs Liam Smith (super welterweight)
- Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Elin Cederroos; (WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF super-middleweight titles)
- Galal Yafai vs Miguel Cartagena (WBC international flyweight title)
- Reshat Mati vs Joe Eli Hernandez (welterweight)
- Khalil Coe vs William Langston (light-heavyweight)
- Austin Williams vs Chordale Booker (vacant WBA continental Americas middleweight title)
- Skye Nicolson BT Shanecqua Paisley Davis (points)
Jake Paul on Amanda Serrano
Puerto Rican superstar Serrano, 33 is promoted by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, who could not be more complimentary of his fighter ahead of tonight’s historic main event.
Paul added: “Amanda has accomplished so much.
“She deserves to be rewarded. I’m excited to be Promoter Paul while she gets to be put on a pedestal. She’s a superstar who has committed her life to boxing. She doesn’t have a phone, meanwhile I’m posting TikToks all the time.
“Now it’s time to show the commitment she has made and how important women’s boxing is.”
Good evening and welcome to Taylor vs Serrano!
History is in the making tonight as Katie Taylor takes on Amanda Serrano in the biggest fight ever in women’s boxing.
The huge bout headlines a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York and is for Taylor’s UNDISPUTED lightweight titles.
Taylor said: “When I turned professional my goal was to be involved in huge events like this so to headline at Madison Square Garden in a fight of this magnitude is really the pinnacle of the sport.
“It’s such an iconic venue and has been home to so many of the historic moments in boxing and I truly believe this will be another one.”
Taylor is promoted by Eddie Hearn, while Serrano is promoted by Jake Paul.
Hearn said: “Taylor vs Serrano is a fight for the history books.
“Yes, it’s by far the biggest female fight of all time but it’s also one of the biggest fights of all time, the undisputed world and Olympic champion against the seven-division world champion.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
