Amanda Serrano will come again from shedding her trilogy struggle with Katie Taylor with a defence of her featherweight world titles in January.
It will likely be a Puerto Rico homecoming for Serrano when she places her WBO and WBA featherweight world titles on the road in opposition to Erika Cruz on the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan on January 3.
They’re rematching after their thrilling 2023 undisputed title conflict, however this time they are going to field over 10 three-minute rounds, as is the case in males’s boxing, slightly than the two-minute rounds that has been normal in girls’s boxing.
It will likely be Serrano’s first struggle since shedding to Katie Taylor up at super-lightweight in July of their trilogy encounter.
“Every time I step into the ring, I fight for all women, for equality and for Puerto Rico,” mentioned Amanda Serrano.
“Attending to struggle three-minute rounds in a unified world title defence in entrance of my folks can be one of many proudest moments of my profession. After I acquired injured final March, I promised I would come again to struggle in Puerto Rico, and now the second is lastly right here.
“I wish to thank Erika Cruz for her option to face me over 10 x 3:00 and for becoming a member of me in making this assertion for equality in girls’s boxing.
“Together, we are showing all the young girls out there that they can do anything they put their mind to, and that women’s boxers deserve the same opportunities as men. Anyone who saw our first fight knows that this will be an all-out war, and we are ready to make history again.”
Mexico’s Cruz mentioned: “I’m very happy and excited for this great opportunity to once again face the great Puerto Rican champion, Amanda Serrano.
“That is probably the most thrilling rivalry in world boxing. Mexico versus Puerto Rico means a assured battle. If our first struggle was a colossal battle, you may’t miss what’s going to occur on Saturday, January 3. Viva Mexico!”
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Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of MVP, acknowledged: “Amanda Serrano is a once-in-a-generation trailblazer who continues to redefine what’s possible in boxing.
“From turning into Puerto Rico’s first-ever undisputed champion, male or feminine, in her first assembly with Erika Cruz, to turning into a world icon and breaking girls’s boxing viewership data at Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, to headlining her historic trilogy in opposition to Katie Taylor at Madison Sq. Backyard and main a record-setting all-women’s card, Amanda has frequently pushed the game ahead.
“We’re honoured to support her return to her natural weight class at 126lbs, as she fights in front of her home fans in Puerto Rico.
“Amanda is without doubt one of the most influential athletes on this planet in the present day and a real image of equality in sport, and MVP is proud to face together with her as she makes her second unified world title defence underneath three-minute rounds, alongside Erika Cruz.
“This event will celebrate the pride and legacy of both Puerto Rican and women’s boxing.”
