By Sergio Silva
Nov 16, 2024, 05:46 AM EST
What was one of the best fights in women’s boxing in recent years ended with a controversial unanimous decision in favor of the Irish Katie Taylor (95-94) against the Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano who did not hide his indignation at the result on Friday night in a packed AT&T in Texas.
In the run-up to Long-awaited fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which the ‘youtuber’ ended up winning by unanimous decisionthe two fighters were in charge of putting on a great show in front of the fans but in the opinion of Amanda Serrano the judges were not up to the task of what the confrontation was like.
“I hit him 107 more hits, they subtracted one point and he lost 95-94. People, numbers don’t lie.”Amanda Serrano wrote on her social networks after the fight, which generated good reviews for the level shown by both punchers and a lot of controversy over the result in favor of the Irishwoman.
The fight statistics recorded that Amanda Serrano landed a total of 324 blows while Katie Taylor landed 217 blows on her rival’s humanity. However, the judges’ cards did not reflect the Puerto Rican’s dominance.
“I moved up three divisions for this fight and I was great again”added the 36-year-old Puerto Rican who after this defeat left her mark at 47-3-1 and 31 KOs.
With this victory, Katie Taylor, 38, retained the world titles in the featherweight division of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the International Boxing Organization (IBF). of Boxing (OIB).
This was the second fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor who had faced each other in April 2022 with the European taking the victory by split decision. Two years later they met again and the Irish woman once again won the victory, although this time not without a bit of controversy.
Impressive cut on Serrano’s face
Another aspect of the fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor this Saturday night in Texas was the amount of blood that was seen thanks to a significant cut just below the right eyebrow with which the Puerto Rican finished after receiving a large number of headbutts from the Irish.
“I will always give my fans everything I have. I’m a ruthless warrior and Katie is my friend, but her best attribute is her head. He doesn’t have punching power, but he’s a hard head, hahaha”the Puerto Rican joked on social media, referring to the significant cut she had on her face.
Beyond the questioned result and how bloody the fight became due to Serrano’s cut, boxing fans were able to enjoy a great show that once again vindicated women’s boxing.
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