Amanda Serrano, the undisputed queen of featherweight after a tight and bloody fight

Puerto Rico Amanda Serrano defeated the Mexican in the early morning from Saturday to Sunday by unanimous decision Erika Cruz in a fight where he was forced to close at full speed to win all the featherweight titles.

With votes in favor of 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93, Amanda took the belt from him. world boxing association in Mexican.

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The Puerto Rican, world champion in seven categories, and the Mexican did not give themselves time for learning; in the first minute they came out to exchange in the center of the ring, Serrano with an elegant style, Cruz with tremendous boxing that did not clash.

While Serrano was slightly better at the start, Cruz became a punching machine in the second and third rounds, rocking the Caribbean woman and night the fight. At the end of the third segment, with Cruz getting the better of him, there was a clash of heads, with the Mexican coming out with a large gash on his forehead.

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From there, Cruz lost a lot of blood, but he never stopped hurting and sometimes he hurt the favorite.

Patient, Amanda made beautiful shots in her swing, she was better able to escape from the barrages of ‘dynamite’ cross and in the second half he jabbed cleanly. In the sixth Serrano punished with two powerful left-footed shots, however, Cruz weathered the storm and stayed on his feet.

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Saving resources, Amanda confirmed the advantage in a fight that ended with Cruz attacking in the tenth round and Serrano, with a wounded eyebrow, with a good ability to respond.

“She is a great Mexican champion, her courage didn’t surprise me because I expected her to be that way. This victory is for Puerto Rico,” said Serrano, who, before being declared champion, embraced her rival.

Amanda reached 44 wins, 30 by knockout, with two losses and one draw, while Cruz suffered his second loss with 15 wins, three by fast track.

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The Caribbean’s victory raises the possibility of a rematch, perhaps in the middle of the year, of the undisputed featherweight champion with the Irishman. Katie Taylor, best pound for pound in the world, beating her by a split vote in the best women’s fight of 2022.

The American is in the co-main event Alycia Baumgardner the French lost by unanimous decision Elhem Mekhaled to seize A’s super featherweight beltworld boxing association and be the queen of the division.

Baumgardner dropped the Frenchman twice in the third round and although he showed ups and downs the rest of the fight, he was good enough to prevail.

Before that lawsuit, the Australian Skye Nicolson the Spaniards lost by unanimous decision Tania Alvarez and got the World Boxing Council featherweight silver belt.

The judges signed the cards in favor of Nicolson by 98-92, 97-93 and 100-90, with the winner adding his sixth win in six fights, while the Spaniard was left with seven wins. , one by fast track, and one defeat .