This is how Amanda Serrano won her first million

Since he made his professional debut in early 2009, the Puerto Rican boxer Amanda Serrano He traveled a long road full of sacrifices to reach the milestone of winning a million dollars for a fight.

To reach that number in his recent against Madison Square Garden from New York and to become the first boxer in history to do so, he had to wait 13 years and win titles in seven divisions.

In an interview with Efe, Serrano recalled that for his first fight, in March 2009, he won $ 1,000, a figure that for him was “not bad for a professional debut.”

However, after fighting twenty times and becoming the multiple champion of some of the major boxing organizations in the world, Serrano only earns between 1,500 and 2,000 dollars per fight.

Those values, considering his experience and value, seem “very little” to the 33-year-old boxer, a term he refers to in figurative English with the word “peanuts”.

Women’s boxing, a “difficult” world

Serrano, who along with his sister Cindy are the only pair of sisters to become world champions at once, has learned to tackle this sport with his coach Jordan Maldonado.

“Jordan taught me and my brother so much, in and out of the ring, how to be difficult, corrupt and petty,” said the boxer, who has a record of 42 wins, two losses and a draw.

A boxer with so much experience and with such a track record doesn’t have to wait that long to become a millionaire, which shows a good mark of gender inequality.

In 2014, when he became the World Boxing Organization’s light division champion, after defeating Argentina’s María Elena Maderna by knockout, Serrano got his biggest check until that moment: $ 5,000.

That victory earned Serrano his fifth world title and the milestone of becoming the first boxer – male or female – from Puerto Rico to achieve it, which began to attract the attention of boxing fans.

A YouTuber, your financial angel

One of the people who noticed Serrano is his promoter today: youtuber, businessman, American boxer and Puerto Rico resident Jake Paul.

Just 25 years old, Paul, who has 19 million followers on Instagram and 20 million subscribers to his YouTube page, recognized that Serrano possesses all the qualities to be the highest paid boxer.

For this reason, Paul worked so that the Puerto Rican generated his first six-figure check -200,000 dollars- for his fight in December 2021 against Spanish Miriam Gutiérrez.

Serrano also secured five major sponsorships, including Puerto Rican beer Medalla, betting company FanDuel and the Alani Nutrition supplement, where the boxer’s earnings received more than ever before in his entire career.

In addition, Serrano recently signed on to manage the careers of Puerto Rican boxer Nicole Ocasio, born in Puerto Rico but a resident of the state of Texas, and model Tristan Maldonado, son of his trainer.

Paul wanted to show the world that Serrano deserved more than that and he made sure the Puerto Rican won his first million dollars for his main match against Katie Taylor of Ireland at the legendary Madison Square Garden on the 30th. . April, who lost him.

Jake Paul features him as a glory of the sport

“Amanda is amazing and I would recognize her as the greatest female athlete of all time, and for that she deserves all the success in the world,” the young entrepreneur said.

“She’s a fascinating fighter, she has knockout power and she’s aggressive. It’s amazing to watch her box. And for me, it’s a no-brainer to work with her, because she hasn’t been elevated to a platform like I am. No given to her. an opportunity to support him. “, he highlighted.

Amanda’s next career move is a rematch with Taylor in Ireland. For that fight, Paul expects the Caribbean woman to earn between 2 and 3 million dollars.

It is a long walk for Serrano to reach this level in economics and recognition, but he has achieved his dreams and recommends women and young women to work hard and surround themselves with positive people to achieve their goals. .

“The sky is the limit. I have made sacrifices all my life and look what I have come to as a champion. This is not just for girls, but for everyone,” she said.