Madison Square Garden, New York, USA. In the main event of the show – the greatest match in the history of women’s boxing – the leaders of the “pound” met. Absolute lightweight champion and winner OI-2012 Kathy Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) from Ireland gave away the victory over Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs), who conquered a record 7 weight divisions.
Left-handed favorite Serrano took the center of the ring. Taylor acted from her opponent, circled around the ring, relied on manual speed – the start of the fight showed that this was a justified decision. In response, the Puerto Rican increased the speed and density of the battle even more. She lacked combinational work a little – she threw out only single blows.
HISTORY MADE
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Round 3 was interesting. Taylor was ahead of Serrano, she cut through the air, but at the end of the two-minute period she scored a couple of hits – her blows are harder. The champion has a cut near her right eye.
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In the 5th round, Serrano imposed power boxing. She confidently interrupted Taylor, and the referee was close to stopping the fight – the Irishwoman could hardly stay on her feet, her nose was bleeding. She is being beaten!
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Taylor tried to return blows with blows, and in the 7th round, her footwork even returned to her. Serrano needs to re-inflate the density of the fight. In a tactical shootout, she can’t beat the champion. It is not clear why she took a break and allowed her opponent to return to the game.
The decisive round ended with a bang – the champions continued to fight even after the gong, as no one simply heard it. Very competitive. Great fight!
WHAT A FINISH. WHAT A FIGHT.
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Judges score: 96-94 Serrano, 97-93 Taylor and 96-93 Taylor.
Taylor SD 10. Need a rematch!
