4/30 DAZN: Katie Taylor Vs Amanda Serrano @ MSG
Leaving Dibella the best move for her careerDamn, Amanda is officially a draw
kambosos needs to do the same
chunky_mcdaniels
All Star
Was just about to type the same thing.
Jake Paul the future lol, I'm putting bread on Amanda.
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Serrano the only Rican to be proud of these days
What about Matias? That nikka is a beast
Cuz I feel he is the problem why this fight with Haney is not signed
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
chunky_mcdaniels
All Star
Agree.
Either that or some shrewd, shrewd, long term ducking going on from Kambosos.
Haney camp deserve a good chunk of the split. You sense Kambosos camp not budging on Haney split.
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Katie Taylor: If You Go Down List Of Fighters We've Faced, You'll Recognize More Names On My Resume
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BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Mon Mar 21, 2022, 07:23 AM EDT
Katie Taylor readily acknowledges the difficult task she next faces in her upcoming pound-for-pound showdown with Amanda Serrano on April 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
There is also the belief that years of experience at the top level have prepared her for this very moment.
“We’re both great champions. She has a great record, there’s no doubt about it,” Taylor said. “She’s a great fighter. We’re both going to be stepping into the ring fight night believing we’re going to come out victorious.
“One thing about it is, if you go down the list of fighters we’ve faced you will recognize more names on my resume.”
Ireland’s Taylor (20-0, 6KOs) attempts her thirteenth title defense of at least one lightweight belt and sixth as undisputed champion versus Serrano (42-1-1, 30KOs), a Brooklyn-bred Puerto Rican southpaw who has won belts in a record seven weight divisions. The April 30 DAZN main event marks the first time ever that a women’s boxing match will headline in the main room at Madison Square Garden, fittingly versus two of the best female fighters on the planet.
Taylor has held at least one lightweight belt since her seventh pro fight. The two-tour Olympian and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist was just eleven months into her pro career when she dethroned WBA lightweight titlist Anahi Ester Sanchez via unanimous decision in October 2017.
Twelve successful title defenses have since followed. Five have come as the undisputed lightweight queen after defeating IBF champ Victoria Bustos, unbeaten WBO titlist Rose Volante and streaking WBC champ and pound-for-pound entrant Delfine Persoon along the way. Taylor’s first win over Persoon took place in June 2019 at MSG, on the undercard of Andy Ruiz’s historic, upset win over Anthony Joshua to become the first Mexican to win the heavyweight title.
Dating back to her win over Sanchez, Taylor enjoyed a stretch of eight straight wins over former, current or future champions. The Irish superstar was the last fighter to beat Jessica McCaskill, who went on to unify two belts at junior welterweight and is the current undisputed welterweight queen. Taylor’s list also includes a repeat win over Persoon, a scorching ten-round decision over former amateur rival Natasha Jonas and even a shutout win over Cindy Serrano, Amanda’s older sister.
“You’ll see the likes of McCaskill, the likes of Persoon and the likes of Jonas, among others,” Taylor notes of her stellar resume. “You’ll also see the top class amateur boxers as an amateur as well. I have been tested, I have been refined.
“I believe that will (serve well) in a fight this competitive. We’re both going in there in the best shape as well and may the best fighter win.”
Serrano has won at least one belt in every weight division from junior bantamweight (115 pounds) through junior welterweight (140 pounds). The 33-year-old Puerto Rican superstar managed title wins at 140 and 115 in back-to-back fights—and in that order—before making her way back to featherweight, where she entered her third title reign and has emerged as the unified WBC/WBO/IBO champ.
Serrano moved back up to lightweight in her most recent start last December, a ten-round win over Miriam Gutierrez (14-2, 5KOs) whose lone other defeat came in a title losing effort to Taylor in November 2020.
