Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3: Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix Set On-Air Broadcast Team (EXCLUSIVE)
The on-air team is set for the highly-anticipated rematch between boxing greats Katie Taylor and Amanda 'The Real Deal' Serrano.
Variety has learned exclusively that Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix have assembled an all-star team for the fight, which will stream live July 11 beginning at 5 pm ET on Most Valuable Promotions' YouTube channel and Netflix's Tudum.com from Madison Square Garden, with the main card streaming live on Netflix beginning at 8 pm ET.
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On fight night, broadcaster and host Kate Scott will anchor the broadcast desk along with former world champion Andre Ward as co-host and analyst, and boxing legend Laila Ali as analyst. Veteran commentator Sean Grande will call the blow-by-blow ringside, joined by former undisputed world champion Seniesa Estrada and Ali for in-fight analysis. Ariel Helwani and Sibley Scoles will provide ringside interviews and reporting. Kody 'Big Mo' Mommaerts will serve as the in-ring announcer, while Sean Wheelock will provide rules/scoring analysis.
Netflix and MVP are also hosting a number of events in the week leading up to the fight. All fight week events will be free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. First, on July 8, Taylor vs. Serrano Open Workouts will begin at 5 pm ET at The Oculus World Trade Center, streaming exclusively on MVP's YouTube Channel and Netflix YouTube Channel. The open workouts will be hosted by Sibley Scoles.
On July 9 at 6 pm ET, Helwani will host the Taylor vs. Serrano 3 final press conference at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, streaming live on Most Valuable Promotions' YouTube Channel and Netflix's YouTube Channel.
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Finally, on July 10 at 6 pm ET, public weigh-ins will be broadcast live on Netflix from The Theater at Madison Square Garden hosted by Helwani, with on-stage reporting from Scoles. The Netflix broadcast of the weigh in will feature host and analyst Ward and analyst Estrada as well as Ali, who will provide commentary and appear on-stage alongside Scoles and Helwani.
The Taylor vs. Serrano 3 live Netflix broadcast and fight week events are produced by EverWonder Studio.
'Taylor vs. Serrano 3 is not just a historic fight, it's a cultural moment, and we're proud to present it with a broadcast team that reflects the scale and significance of this event,' said Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of MVP. 'From boxing legends and world champions to groundbreaking voices in media, this lineup brings unmatched expertise, personality, and perspective to one of the biggest nights in the sport. Together with Netflix, we're setting a new global standard for how boxing is presented.'
Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs) and Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs) have met for two universally praised bouts prior to the upcoming matchup on July 11. They first met in the ring in 2022, also at Madison Square Garden, with Taylor winning by split decision. The two then faced off on the main card of Netflix's Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight card in November 2024, with Taylor winning a controversial unanimous decision. Per Netflix, the fight averaged an estimated 74 million live viewers globally and became the most-watched professional women's sports event in US history with 47 million estimated average minute audience in the US.
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