Boxing history was rewritten on Saturday night 30 in April thanks to the epic battle between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. The Irishwoman defeated the Puerto Rican and retained the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO women’s lightweight belts after battling in 10 intense and changing assaults,
It was a split decision for the judges after showing some cards with these annotations: 96-93, 96-93 Y 94-97. However, according to ESPN Data, the Puerto Rican surpassed Taylor 173-147 in total successful hits. That yes, in the last three rounds the European recovered and hit with better forcefulness.
“I think I did win, but things are as they are. Katie is a great champion and it is an honor to have shared the ring with her“said Serrano at the end of the fight. “Look at this crowd. Women can sell. Women can fight. And we put on a great show!”, he closed with a vindictive message for women’s boxing.