“You are the real winners.” That was the proclamation of the Puerto Rican fighter Amanda Serrano to the fans who attended the weigh-in ceremony on Friday before her historic fight with the Irish star Katie Taylor.
The living legend of Puerto Rico is He’s right, because this Saturday night’s matchup in New York is absolutely unmissable on multiple levels. But one fact says it all: Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor lead a boxing evening at Madison Square Garden, the first time in the history of the most famous arena in the world that this happens with a duel between women.
In addition to fighting for the undisputed lightweight championship held by Taylor, they will fight for glory; the glory of obtaining the unofficial title of being the greatest in contemporary female boxing.