KATIE TAYLOR beat Amanda Serrano by unanimous decision in their undisputed super-lightweight rematch.
The result was a controversial one, as most fans in the stadium and at home had Serrano winning the bout, but the all three judges scored it 95-94 in favour of the Irishwoman.
Serrano had a huge cut open up over her left eye midway through the fight but managed to finish the full 10 rounds in another classic fight of the year contender.
- Co-main event ring-walk time: 3am UK/10pm ET
- Main card start time: 1am UK/8pm ET
- Live stream/TV: Netflix.com
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Katie Taylor appears to confirm third matchup
Katie Taylor has appeared to confirm a final showdown with Amanda Serrano, where the Puerto Rican fighter will look to avenge her two previous losses to the Irish champion.
Taylor reflected on their previous encounter, saying: “It’s very hard to tell during the fight. I knew it was an absolute slugfest in there, an absolute war. Thank God I came out on the winning side,”
The undefeated champion went on to express her respect for her Serrano, adding: “Thank you to Amanda, she’s a fantastic champion. I think we agreed to 12, three-minute rounds in our next fight. The triple is on.”
The two fighters, who have already faced off twice in thrilling bouts, are now set to make history with a highly anticipated final encounter.
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On his future, Paul said: “I will fight anyone I want, I crashed the Netflix site and made history. Everyone is on my list.
“Canelo needs me – he knows I am the money man.”
How the fight unfolded
It was a classic from start to finish. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano put every ounce of heart they had into their rematch and then some.
The pair delivered two-and-a-half years ago and they did so here again.
Serrano got on the front foot early on but struggled to pin Taylor down until she landed a bomb right on her chin at the end of the first.
Taylor got into her groove and started to counter in the second and a couple of rounds later came the head butt.
A clash of heads opened up a huge cut over the left eye of Amanda Serrano and from then on it was all out war.
Serrano continued to stomp forward but Taylor evaded her best shots, landing crisp counters herself.
In the eighth, Taylor had a point deduced and Serrano’s belief grew once again.
She had a strong ninth and an even better tenth but it was Taylor who had her opponent trapped in the corner at the end of the fight.
The scored read 95-94 three times in favour of Katie Taylor, much to the dismay of the 65,000 fans in attendance.
Serrano shows off battle wounds
Amanda Serrano has thanked her fans for their support and joked: “Katie is my buddy but Damn her best attribute is her head.”
Taylor made
That win takes Katie Taylor’s record up to a staggering 24 wins!
The Irish superstar has only lost once during her illustrious career and has landed a few KO on the way.
Taylor’s record: 25 fights, 24 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws, 6KO’s
Money talks
Not only has Katie Taylor retained her title, but the Irish icon has reportedly taken home £4.6million for her troubles.
Her last fight earned her between £!-3m.
Not bad for a night’s work!
Hearn speaks
Katie Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn elected to celebrated with his fighter rather than watch Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.
“I didn’t really watch it, I was in Katie Taylor’s changing room,” he said.
“I watched the first 30 seconds which were quite entertaining. After that it was horrible to watch.
“It was hard to watch and it was always going to be like that… Mike came out like a raging bull, but after that he was gassed. Mike’s a legend and he showed a load of heart, but you just don’t need to see it.”
Gruesome business
The cut that caused the controversy surrounding Katie Taylor’s win over Amanda Serrano.
It will be a huge talking point in the build-up to a third fight if the pair do battle again.
Credit: Getty Taylor rubs it in
She’s having fun in that press conference is Katie Taylor.
“I’ve fought her twice, I’ve beat her twice. I really couldn’t care less what’s being said. I’m 2-0 against Serrano and I’m very, very happy,” she said.
More on Taylor’s head butts
“It was a dirty fight. She used her head to her advantage. The ref didn’t have control of the fight,” Serrano’s manager Nakisa Badarian said.
“She wouldn’t stop with the holding and didn’t stop with the head butts. The referee didn’t protect her at all.
“Whatever Amanda wants to do, we will do next.”
Hearn’s reaction
Just look at the reaction from Eddie Hearn after Katie Taylor was announced as the winner.
Talk about passion.
Hearn has been Taylor’s promoter for her entire career and was in away territory tonight.
Still not happy!
Amanda Serrano has taken to X to voice her frustration at losing on points to Katie Taylor earlier tonight.
Controversial win for Taylor
Fans have slammed Katie Taylor’s controversial win over Amanda Serrano as “rigged”.
The pair fought in a thrilling ten-round bout on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.
Taylor vs Serrano was a rematch of their historic Madison Square Garden dust-up in 2022, which saw the Bray bruiser win via a split decision.
And the 38-year-old Irishwoman tasted victory again over her Puerto Rican rival despite a point deduction tonight.
Paul BEATS Tyson
Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in their eight-round contest.
The fight was a bit of a shambles, to be honest.
Tyson looked frail from the second round onwards and Paul looked hesitant to land anything too damaging on the heavyweight legend.
Read our full fight report below.
Serrano on the head-butting
The Puerto Rican said: “I knew when it went to the judges it was going to be a little shady.
“Listen, I chose to fight. I went up three divisions. I lost in two and I dared to be great tonight. I am the featherweight champion of the world. I want to be great. I only fight the best. It is what it is. I’m a featherweight.
“Every time you get a cut it hurts. You get blood in your eye. She kept headbutting me, but we knew that from the very beginning, the first fight. It’s not only my fight, she did it with Chantelle Cameron. Listen, I am Puerto Rican. No matter how many cuts, I will fight to the very end.
“I think 100% because she does it [uses head] in every fight. My first cut was with Katie Taylor. She did it with Chantelle Cameron. I’ve seen other fights where she uses her head, dirty. It is what it is.”
Taylor on the point deduction
She said: “Amanda’s a hard puncher. A very tough warrior. I was prepared for that. I don’t care if the commentary team or the crowd disagree with the result. The only ones who matter are the judges around the ring. So thank God.
“I definitely didn’t agree with the point deduction. I certainly wasn’t fighting dirty. Sometimes it gets rough in there.
“This is an amazing moment for women’s boxing. We put on another amazing show.”
Taylor on her win
“It’s very hard to tell during the fight. I knew it was an absolute slug fest in there, an absolute war. Thank God I came out on the winning side,” she said.
“Thank you to Amanda, she’s a fantastic champion. I think we agreed to 12, three minute rounds in our next fight. The triple is on.”
Action shots
Taylor and Serrano went to war on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s clash with Jake Paul.
Here are some of the best snaps.
Credit: Getty Credit: Getty Credit: Getty Credit: Getty How the fight unfolded
It was a classic from start to finish. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano put every ounce of heart they had into their rematch and then some.
The pair delivered two-and-a-half years ago and they did so here again.
Serrano got on the front foot early on but struggled to pin Taylor down until she landed a bomb right on her chin at the end of the first.
Taylor got into her groove and started to counter in the second and a couple of rounds later came the head butt.
A clash of heads opened up a huge cut over the left eye of Amanda Serrano and from then on it was all out war.
Serrano continued to stomp forward but Taylor evaded her best shots, landing crisp counters herself.
In the eighth, Taylor had a point deduced and Serrano’s belief grew once again.
She had a strong ninth and an even better tenth but it was Taylor who had her opponent trapped in the corner at the end of the fight.
The scored read 95-94 three times in favour of Katie Taylor, much to the dismay of the 65,000 fans in attendance.
Serrano calls Taylor dirty
Amanda Serrano referenced several times in her post-fight interview that Katie Taylor has used head butts in plenty of her previous fights, including her win over Chantelle Cameron.
The Brit also suffered a horror injury at the hands of Taylor when they fought last year.
Taylor BEATS Serrano
Team Serrano aren’t happy at all. Both Serrano and her trainer get on the mic to complain about Taylor’s head butts.
Taylor adamant that she wasn’t head butting on purpose.
We could be on for a trilogy fight next. Both women want it.
Taylor BEATS Serrano
With scores of 95-94, Katie Taylor BEATS Amanda Serrano!
WOW!
I thought Amanda Serrano won that one.
Taylor vs Serrano – R10
The final round! This fight has been an incredible watch. Serrano has been much better than she was two-and-a-half years ago.
She continues to come forward with left hands and lightning quick combinations.
But Taylor doing well to evade the worst of them, firing back with one-twos of her own as the crowd go wild.
The fight finishes on another rock-em-sock-em fllurry from both woman.
Tyalor finishes the fight on top by landing a huge combo on Serrano in the corner.
Taylor vs Serrano – R9
I’m unsure how this fight hasn’t been stopped yet. The cut on Serrano’s eye is one of the worst I’ve seen.
Both women continue to slug it out but it’s beyond the pale at this point.
Serrano will win this one on the cards with the point deduction and Serrano’s activity in there. But Katie Taylor is so tough.
Taylor vs Serrano – R8
Point taken from Katie Taylor for the head butts!
That Serrano cut is getting worse and worse.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
