Katie Taylor would relish a rematch in opposition to Amanda Serrano after prevailing by a wafer-thin break up determination in an engrossing contest at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Within the first girls’s bout to headline the famed venue, which staged the ‘Combat of the Century’ between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in 1971, Taylor retained her standing as undisputed light-weight champion.
The Irish fighter soaked up a brutal onslaught within the center rounds however confirmed terrific resilience and used each ounce of her expertise to complete strongly to maintain maintain of her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
She was given the nod from two judges by scores of 97-93 and 96-93, with a 3rd plumping for her Puerto Rican opponent 96-94, though there have been instant requires a return showdown.
Taylor, who prolonged her unbeaten skilled file to 21 wins from as many fights, definitely appeared agreeable to the thought, saying within the ring afterwards to DAZN: “Let’s do it once more, Amanda.”
“I knew going into it I used to be going to be within the trenches at some stage. She’s an outstanding fighter, an excellent, nice particular person.
“I’ve the center to go along with the talent and I knew I used to be going to have the ability to come by.
“What a battle, what a win, what an evening.”
This was billed as the largest girls’s battle in historical past and the pair, each seen as pioneers within the sport for what they’ve completed, justified the hype in a frenetic see-saw battle.
Serrano, who has received 9 world titles throughout seven weight classes, appeared to achieve the higher hand as she landed some punishing blows to the top and physique of her opponent however Taylor refused to buckle.
The Bray fighter used her motion and counter-punched successfully to complete strongly and whereas each fighters had their moments in an absorbing remaining spherical that thrilled a sell-out 19,187 crowd, Serrano was left to mirror on a primary defeat since 2012 and the second of her celebrated 45-fight profession.
“Katie is a good champion,” Serrano stated afterwards. “She’s undefeated and undisputed, I’m actually honoured to share the ring. Ladies can promote, girls can battle and girls can placed on a hell of a present.”
Whereas Serrano was magnanimous in defeat, Jake Paul, the previous YouTube star who promotes the multi-weight world champion, tweeted his disgust on the determination, merely saying: “Robbed.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
