Taylor to defend world title vs. Serrano in long-awaited rematch

Source: WBA

12/11/2024

Taylor to defend world title vs. Serrano in long-awaited rematch

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will step into the ring at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for a rematch for the undisputed junior welterweight championship this Friday night. The world championship bout will support the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul main event. Taylor and Serrano will meet for the second time after their big fight in 2022, in which the Taylor barely came out on top in what was one of the fights of the year. On that occasion, they faced each other at lightweight and now the fight will be one weight divisionm higher. 
 
Taylor (23-1) has just regained the world junior welterweight championship by defeating Chantelle Cameron in a rematch last November in Dublin. She had lost to Cameron in May of last year in another close bout but was able to bounce back to beat her in the rematch. 
 
Serrano (47-2-1) had her last loss against Taylor but since then she dropped down to featherweight, where she has won five fights in a row, including a history-making twelve three-minute round figh (most women's bouts are ten two-minute rounds).