Puerto Rico Amanda Serrano assured her against Madison Square Garden including irish Katie Taylor showed that women can give a good show and fill large squares like one of New York.
“We showed that women can fight at a high level, we can sell tickets, and I was satisfied with my demonstration because I gave everything I had,” Serrano said at a press conference after beating the by split vote to Taylor.
In a fight that marked the before and after women’s boxing, Serrado and Taylor put on a good show over 10 rounds. Katie started better and won the final rounds, but Amanda defeated the European in some middle rounds, especially in the fifth where she hurt her rival.
“I don’t really know who won, I would have to watch the fight and I don’t like to watch my matchs, I’m honored to have shared the ring with Katie, a true champion.”
Amanda Serrano, who holds the World Council and World Boxing Organization featherweight belt, revealed that she was touched by the number of people who traveled from Puerto Rico to New York to support her and thank her followers.
“I am a proud Puerto Rican, from the heart,” she said in Spanish before the media.
Serrano suffered her second loss as a professional, with 42 wins, 30 by knockout and a draw, but she was satisfied with her performance and accepted that Katie was a natural lightweight, used to fighting at 135 pounds. , as he rose from 126.
Proud to inspire young people
“She is a strong boxer, a war, so she can close strong,” she admitted.
The Irishwoman, who added her twenty-one consecutive wins, considered her victory against Serrano the most important of her life and praised the quality of the Caribbean.
“It was the best moment of my career, on top of the Olympic Games medal, it was an amazing thing. For Amanda, she was a great fighter,” said Taylor, who is open to fighting in a rematch in Puerto Rican.
The two boxers agreed that it was a pride to inspire the young women, which they considered one of the great consequences of the fight, which for the first time exceeded a million dollars to compete in a women’s fight.
Source: La Verdad
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