By: Sean Crose
Their first two bouts had been awarded “Battle of the 12 months” by Boxing Insider in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Now Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor are going to sq. off for the third time. Certainly, the rubber match will go down July eleventh at Madison Sq. Backyard. The bout shall be streamed reside on Netflix. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how a lot every fighter has left in her after the primary two wars. Certain sufficient, there have been moments within the rematch that had been harking back to the primary spherical of the epic Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns battle of 1985. Each the 24-1 Taylor and the 47-3-1 Serrano have put to mattress as soon as and for all of the notion that ladies can not interact in excessive stakes ring fight in addition to males can.
Once more, although, what do these fighters have left? Taylor received the primary battle. Serrano received the rematch. It solely is sensible that the 2 warriors ought to meet once more. Each ladies, nonetheless, are actually nearer to forty than they’re to thirty. That isn’t to say they received’t carry out to the very best of their skills, but it surely’s value remembering these are excessive stage and excessive octane fighters. Some fighters can defy age, however these two have given every part they’ve had within the ring twice. Think about Hagler and Hears battling not solely twice, however thrice.
Ought to every lady be at her finest, nonetheless, there’s little doubt followers can sit up for a conflict. Neither fighter is aware of how one can again down. It’s blood and guts all the way in which with these two fighters. Every faces adversity with a Pattonesque aptitude, which is what makes their battles so entertaining. There are those that use their abilities to the very best of their skills after which there are those that truly attempt to stretch past their skills in an try to succeed in the elegant. So it’s with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.
It’s solely becoming that this third match go down in Madison Sq. Backyard, house of the primary Taylor-Serrano bout. For starters, New York Metropolis has enormous Irish and Puerto Rican populations. What’s extra, MSG is probably the most legendary boxing host on this planet. It solely is sensible at this level that Taylor and Serrano get again to the place the place it began. Right here’s hoping for fireworks and for nobody sustaining severe injury this July eleventh in New York.
“I’m coming to do what I all the time do give it my all,” Serrano acknowledged on social media Thursday. “Hopefully the Judges get it proper though I’ve different intentions this time!”
In fact, Taylor could have one thing to say about that.
