Amanda Serrano Talks About Having Choices and Katie Taylor

On March 2, Amanda Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs) will return to the ring to face Nina Meinke (18-3, 4 KOs), the place she’s going to co-headline with Jake Paul, who will face Ryan Bourland. As battle evening approaches, “The Actual Deal” has spoken to Sky Sports activities about giving up her WBC belt and a possible rematch with Katie Taylor.

Amanda Serrano Discusses Decisions and Katie Taylor

Serrano Talks Legacy

Serrano is undoubtedly some of the adorned feminine boxers and held all 4 main featherweight titles. Regardless of being undisputed, “The Actual Deal” made the choice to relinquish the WBC strap, because the organisation refused to sanction three-minute rounds. When requested about her determination, she advised Sky Sports activities: “Greatness requires sacrifice. I sacrificed one belt.” She continued: “It was a tough determination however it was a straightforward determination if you already know what I imply. You don’t need to give one thing up that you simply labored so onerous for. But when they weren’t going to again me up I needed to let it go.”

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In the course of the interview, Serrano spoke a couple of legacy and serving to to offer selections to up-and-coming feminine boxers: “I’ve accomplished just about every little thing I wanted to do within the sport of girls’s boxing.” Talking about selections: “Seven-division world champion. The undisputed champion. Now it’s time to open up the door for the ladies coming into the game and serving to the way forward for ladies’s boxing.” 

She continued: “I consider when you consider in one thing actually so much you must take that stance. I consider that ladies ought to have a selection in preventing three, two [-minute rounds], or 12, 10 [rounds in a contest], no matter they really feel like.” She added: “The WBC wasn’t aligned with that. So I stated, ”You already know what, I’ve different organisations which are supporting me.”

Expectations and Katie Taylor

“The Actual Deal” spoke about extra boxers following her lead and campaigning for girls to have the selection of two or three-minute rounds: “I hope so. I took my stance. I consider in it and I hope different ladies consider that we do have a selection. And in the event that they consider in it they may do the identical factor.”

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Serrano additionally mentioned a possible rematch with Taylor and expressed her confidence within the end result, no matter spherical distance: “For Katie, if she doesn’t need to do the three minutes, I’ll settle for it and do the 2 – as a result of I believe this time I’ll get the knockout!”

Consideration now turns to March 2, the place Serrano can have her fiftieth skilled bout in her Puerto Rico homecoming.