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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Taylor holds off Serrano to retain belt in trilogy bout
Katie Taylor has retained her undisputed super lightweight championship, completing a trilogy sweep against Amanda Serrano on a history-making night at Madison Square Garden. The fighters brought women's boxing to new heights through their fierce rivalry as a sell-out crowd at the world's most famous arena watched the Irishwoman just edge out her opponent on Friday. The judges scored the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 97-93. 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 🇮🇪Katie Taylor boxes her way to a majority decision victory over Amanda Serrano in New York. Scores: 95-95 & 97-93 (x2)#TaylorSerrano3 — Boxing News (@BoxingNewsED) July 12, 2025 Their first meeting at Madison Square Garden three years ago was billed as the biggest fight in women's boxing, as they were the first women to headline a fight at the arena. Taylor triumphed by judges' decisions in their prior two meetings as well, including a controversial clash in November when the referee docked Taylor a point for head butts. Taylor improved to 25-1 in a fight that perhaps wasn't as exciting as their first two, but once again was almost too close to call. Taylor again ruled out a fourth meeting with the Puerto Rican, but was cagey when asked whether she would continue to fight. "I don't know, I just don't want to fight Amanda Serrano again. She punches too hard," she said after the bout. "I have a huge ton of respect for Amanda, she's such a warrior. It's a pleasure to share a ring with her. "We have made history three times. We are history makers forever. "I thought I was boxing very smart, she wasn't able to catch me very much tonight. But it's always close against Amanda." Serrano (47-4-1) never really hurt Taylor this time, the expected final fight between the two, the way she did a couple times in the previous fights. She held her hands over her eyes when the first score announced was the even card, perhaps knowing already then she hadn't done enough to pull it out. Serrano, who has suffered three of her four professional losses to Taylor, said she had tried to work "smarter not harder". "We tried to stay with the long punches and one twos, and it just wasn't enough," she said. Amanda Serrano pays homage to her great rival Katie Taylor. #TaylorSerrano3 — Boxing News (@BoxingNewsED) July 12, 2025 It was the same festive atmosphere in front of another sold-out crowd split between Irish and Puerto Rican fans, just the way it was when they first fought here on April 30, 2022, in what was the first women's boxing match to headline the arena. This time, the arena hosted its first all-women's card, many of the fighters saying during the leadup they owed their opportunity to the interest created by the Taylor-Serrano trilogy. with agencies
BBC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Taylor v Serrano 3: Scotney & Marshall in world title fights
Update: Date: 01:11 BST Title: Empire State of Mind Content: Taylor v Serrano 3 An incredible view from the top of the Empire State Building. Don't think I'd be smiling at those heights though... Update: Date: 01:09 BST Title: Ali gets controversial win Content: Ali beats Furtado on points Earlier tonight, we saw Ramla Ali back in the ring from a year-long break from boxing. The Briton was facing Brazil's Lila Furtado in an eight-rounder and in truth it was hard fight for Ali, one many at ringside thought she lost. Even Ariel Helwani questioned Ali on the result when he interviewed her in the ring afterwards. 'I thought I won,' Ali said. 'I thought the drop in the second round should have been scored as a knockdown. I knew from then, yeah it got really messy, but I knew I was edging it because of the knockdown. 'Everyone has their opinions and not shying away from it, I do believe I won the fight.' Update: Date: 01:08 BST Title: Post Content: I'll be dropping in results from some of the undercard fights as we gear up to our first Briton in world title action with Ellie Scotney next up against Yamileth Mercado. Update: Date: 01:06 BST Title: Time flies Content: Taylor v Serrano 3 It's more than three years since these twilit up Madison Square Garden and now they're back to do it all over again. Time flies when you're having fun! Update: Date: 01:04 BST Title: Record number of world titles at MSG Content: Taylor v Serrano 3 The undercard in all its glory. We have 17 world titles on display tonight across the entire card, a record for boxing. The women are well and truly taking over Madison Square Garden. Update: Date: 01:02 BST Title: Good morning! Content: Taylor v Serrano 3 Two fights, two Fight of the Year contenders. That is what Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have delivered across 20 scintillating rounds so far. What will they have in store for the trilogy? Update: Date: 01:00 BST Title: Post Content: Taylor v Serrano 3 A fight big enough to take over New York twice...
The Herald Scotland
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Katie Taylor hails third Amanda Serrano fight as ‘highlight' of career
Taylor beat Serrano, who weighed in at 136lb (61.68kg), via unanimous decision in their last meeting in November, with all three judges awarding her a 95-94 victory. KATIE TAYLOR VS. AMANDA SERRANO Who you got? — #TaylorSerrano 3LIVE on NetflixThis Friday, July 118PM ET | 5PM PT — Netflix (@netflix) July 10, 2025 After Thursday's weigh-in, Taylor took the opportunity to praise Serrano as a 'fantastic' opponent. 'It's going to be an iconic night, we've put on two iconic fights already,' she said. 'Amanda is a fantastic champion, we have a lot of respect toward each other.' Taylor also thanked her supporters back home in Ireland. 'You guys have been with me through the highs and lows of the sport,' she said. 'From the bottom of my heart, I love you all.' The pair's first meeting as a thrilling all-action contest at Madison Square Garden in 2022, which the Irish fighter won by split decision. The rivals came face to face at a press conference on Wednesday, where Taylor told Serrano she was sick of the Puerto Rican's 'whining and complaining' about the results of their last two bouts. Repetition is the mother of learning #TaylorSerrano3 — Katie Taylor (@KatieTaylor) May 7, 2025 'The only thing that matters is that I'm 2-0 against her,' Taylor told the press conference. 'I plan on staying unbeaten against her.' During their last fight, Serrano received a bad cut above her eye in the fourth round, which was attributed to an accidental headbutt. Taylor was deducted a point in the eighth round after repeatedly being warned against leading with the head. When asked what she planned on improving in the latest rematch, Serrano said: 'I'm gonna use my head, but not the way it was used on me. 'We're going to be smarter, work smarter.'
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano booked for historic trilogy bout this summer
After two tremendous Fight of the Year contenders, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to do it all again. Taylor and Serrano will share the ring for the third time in a battle for Taylor's undisputed super lightweight championship on Friday, July 11, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The bout was announced Thursday by Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions. Netflix, which streamed the second Taylor vs. Serrano fight as part of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul undercard, will also show the trilogy contest. Taylor vs. Serrano 3 will headline an all-female fight card, with further bouts to be confirmed. Here we go Once again! THE TRILOGY!July 11th on the best network @netflix we give the Fans another one!TaylorSerrano3 the 1st Trilogy in Women's Boxing Live in the meca @TheGarden the scene of TaylorSerrano 1. I'm coming to do what I always do give it my all. Hopefully the… — Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters) March 6, 2025 Ireland's Taylor and Puerto Rico's Serrano first met in April 2022, when they sold out Madison Square Garden with an undisputed lightweight title fight that was widely considered one of the best fights of the year. That first fight brought the women's side of the sport to the forefront of the boxing conversation – and on a night when they were competing with a male unification fight between Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez on ESPN. On that occasion, Taylor won a split-decision over Serrano to retain her undisputed lightweight title. The two were then given an even bigger stage for their rematch, a co-main event spot to Paul vs. Tyson, which was the most-watched boxing event in the world in 2024. The women once again proved they belonged on such a platform, trading leather for 20 minutes to produce a spectacular slugfest, with Taylor once again being declared the winner by a single point on all three scorecards. This time, however, the decision was much more controversial. A large portion of fans felt that Serrano deserved the nod over Taylor. And so on July 11, they will settle the score once and for all in the first major trilogy of fights in women's boxing history. Taylor vs. Serrano will join a select list of trilogies where both the first and second fights were won by the same fighter. The most recent high-profile example of this is the three fights between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora between 2011 and 2022, with all three fights being won by Fury. In the case of Fury-Chisora, there was hardly a need for a third fight. It's a very different situation between Taylor and Serrano, especially after the controversy following their second meeting. A better comparison for Taylor vs. Serrano would be the Alan Minter-Kevin Finnegan trilogy in the 1970s. Minter and Finnegan boxed three times in three consecutive years. Although Minter won the first two, the judges' decision in the second bout was controversial — much like Taylor vs. Serrano II — and so there was little complaint when a third fight was made. The second fight between Taylor and Serrano smashed prior women's boxing viewership numbers, drawing an estimated 74 million average viewers on Netflix this past November.
The Independent
06-03-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 finally confirmed with Netflix streaming boxing again
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will round out their historic trilogy on 11 July, as they clash at Madison Square Garden – live on Netflix. In 2022, Taylor and Serrano squared off in the biggest women's boxing match of all time, before their rematch last November proved equally gripping and even further-reaching. Irish icon Taylor narrowly won both fights, beating the Puerto Rican via split decision in their first bout and by unanimous decision in their rematch (but by just one point on every scorecard). The first fight took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, while the rematch served as the co-main event of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul at the Dallas Cowboys' NFL stadium. Their initial meeting saw the fighters take home the first seven-figure paydays in women's boxing history, and their sequel was reportedly viewed by 50m people on Netflix. Now, Taylor and Serrano will return to the Garden, and to Netflix, as Serrano eyes revenge and her rival's undisputed super-lightweight titles. Serrano, 36, is a four-weight world champion but failed to take the undisputed super-lightweight belts from Taylor, 38, in October. In 2022, she failed to take the undisputed lightweight straps from her rival. 'Here we go once again! THE TRILOGY!' Serrano tweeted on Thursday (6 May). 'July 11th on the best network @netflix we give the fans another one! 'TaylorSerrano3 [...] @TheGarden the scene of TaylorSerrano 1. I'm coming to do what I always do, give it my all. Hopefully the judges get it right although I have other intentions this time! Come watch it live or on Netflix, just DON'T MISS IT!!' YouTuber-turned boxer Paul, who promotes Serrano, tweeted: 'All women's card, live on Netflix globally, from MSG, record paydays. Amanda Serrano. Katie Taylor. Two of the best ever. God is great.'
