Katie Taylor has nonetheless by no means misplaced to Amanda Serrano.
On Saturday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, Taylor put her undisputed tremendous light-weight championship on the road in opposition to Serrano for the third time, and for the third time, the Irish champion walked away with the win, taking a majority resolution over Serrano after 10 aggressive rounds.
The primary two fights between Taylor and Serrano have been a whirlwind of punches, pitting Serrano’s ahead strain with Taylor’s counters. The raucous Madison Sq. Backyard crowd clearly anticipated extra of the identical for this third encounter, because the ambiance within the area was off the charts. However that ambiance didn’t result in one other barnburner of a matchup, as as an alternative, followers acquired one thing a lot slower paced and contested primarily at distance. Serrano nonetheless had moments of ahead strain, however was far more content material to trade blows at vary, the place Taylor appeared to constantly discover the cleaner strikes.
Even nonetheless, the struggle was razor shut, with one decide scoring the bout a draw and the opposite two judges scoring it 97-93 for Taylor.
After the bout, Serrano mentioned she “tried one thing completely different” contemplating her strategy within the first two bouts didn’t result in a win. Serrano could also be kicking herself now as this was maybe the least controversial of Taylor’s wins in all three fights.
Taylor, for her half, gave enormous credit score to Serrano after the bout for all they’ve completed collectively, however insisted that is the final time she’ll meet Serrano within the ring.
“I simply don’t need to struggle Amanda Serrano once more. She punches too arduous.”
