Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano on Friday evening in a slugfest remarkably just like the unique two years in the past, forward of the principle occasion Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.
Taylor retained her unanimous tremendous light-weight championship with one other disputed resolution. Taylor was scored a 95-94 winner by all three judges, drawing boos from the group on the residence of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys earlier than Paul and Tyson.
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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano battle throughout LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Photographs for Netflix © 2024)
The 38-year-old from Eire remained the undisputed champion and within the tremendous light-weight and light-weight divisions. It was the third victory for the reason that first skilled loss for Taylor (24-1, six knockouts).
Serrano, who stored punching regardless of getting a nasty minimize over her left eye within the sixth spherical, was the group favourite a lot the identical means she was within the different disputed resolution at Madison Sq. Backyard in 2022.
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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano battle throughout LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Photographs for Netflix © 2024)
In that sold-out slugfest, they had been the primary ladies headlining a fight sports activities occasion on the storied venue. The 36-year-old Serrano, a seven-division champion, is 47-3-1 with 31 knockouts.
It may need began a bit extra slowly than the New York assembly, however issues modified when Serrano sustained the nasty minimize, which pressured the referee to name a timeout in the course of the sixth spherical.
Serrano by no means stopped punching, although, and appeared to have Taylor teetering as the ultimate seconds ticked away within the tenth spherical.
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Taylor was deducted some extent for headbutting within the eighth spherical.
Taylor was preventing for the primary time since avenging her solely skilled loss by beating Chantelle Cameron for the undisputed tremendous light-weight title in a rematch in her residence nation a 12 months in the past.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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