Katie Taylor trumps Amanda Serrano for a second time in yet another close contest
Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano by the slimmest of margins in yet another thrilling contest to retain her super-lightweight undisputed titles on Friday, November 15, in Texas, on the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson undercard.
The rematch went the whole 10 rounds, as widely expected, as both women delivered another all-time classic to somehow outshine their original Madison Square Garden match-up in 2022.
Irish superstar Taylor got the nod from all three judges, who each scored it unanimously at 95-94.
Seven-weight world champion Serrano and her team were unhappy with the result, as a point deduction for Taylor in the eighth round did not swing the contest for the Puerto Rican, who landed 324 punches to Taylor’s 217.
The three judges at ringside were Canadian Jeremy Hayes and Americans Nathan Palmer and Jesse Reyes.
On social media, world champions Claressa Shields, Caroline Dubois, Terence Crawford and Shakur Stevenson all agreed that Taylor was the narrow winner, but at ringside the crowd audibly booed the decision.
Serrano described the scorecards as “shady” while Taylor brushed off the boos that rung out the arena filled with 70,000 fans as she made her post-fight speech.
The judges did not see the fight entirely the same way, with only four of the 10 rounds scored unanimously.
Round one – unanimous
Hayes: Serrano 10-9
Palmer: Serrano 10-9
Reyes: Serrano 10-9
Round two – split
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Serrano 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9
Round three – unanimous
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9
Round four – split
Hayes: Serrano 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9
Round five – split
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Serrano 10-9
Round six – unanimous
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9
Round seven – split
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Serrano 10-9
Round eight – unanimous
Hayes: Serrano 10-8
Palmer: Serrano 10-9
Reyes: Serrano 10-8
Round nine – split
Hayes: Serrano 10-9
Palmer: Taylor 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9
Round 10 – split
Hayes: Taylor 10-9
Palmer: Serrano 10-9
Reyes: Taylor 10-9