Amanda Serrano is focusing on Christie Martin’s all-time knockout report in her bout in opposition to Cheyenne Hanson, reside on Sky Sports activities on Sunday morning.
The Puerto Rican enters the combat with a 48-4-1 report having claimed titles throughout seven completely different weight lessons, with the one report left to assert being Martin’s report of 32 knockouts.
The magnitude of breaking Martin’s report just isn’t misplaced on the unified featherweight champion, who’s at the moment one behind on 31 knockouts.
“It definitely is [an ambition],” she mentioned. “This fight would tie the record. She’s had it for over 21 years.
“I am so shut – I’ve to interrupt it – I can really feel it in my bones. However first now we have to tie it Saturday evening.”
Serrano was a part of a historic trilogy of fights with Taylor
Standing in her means is Cheyenne Hanson. The German shall be no walkover for Serrano, boasting a 76 per cent knockout proportion of her personal and has gained 9 straight fights over the previous 5 years.
“She’s a come-forward fighter, but those are the fights I like. They’re the fights I’ve loved [in my career],” mentioned Serrano.
“I’m at featherweight, where I feel my best, where I feel my strongest. I am undefeated at featherweight.
“I am excited to placed on a showcase in entrance of my El Paso followers, so I am prepared.”
Bidarian: Serrano desires to encourage subsequent era of feminine boxers
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Having overwhelmed Mayelli Flores to turn out to be the undisputed tremendous bantamweight world champion, Ellie Scotney is focusing on a future combat with legend Serrano
MVP chief government Nikisa Bidarian, talking to Sky Sports activities:
“I think her number one goal is to tie and break Christie Martin’s knockout record. If she gets a knockout this weekend, she ties it. Gets one more, she breaks it, most knockouts in history by a female fighter.
“It is about persevering with to present again to the game. While you have a look at this coming weekend, Amanda approached us round going to El Paso and supporting Stephanie Hahn.
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Scotney is promising an ‘all-action’ efficiency in opposition to Flores and says, if she’s victorious, her eyes are on Serrano subsequent
“And we said to Amanda, we love the idea, but to be transparent, we can’t afford to pay you what you’re used to getting paid here. Smaller market, different opportunity.
“Amanda did not hesitate and mentioned, ‘I will take much less. I need to do that. That is vital for me to indicate these ladies what it means to be a crew participant, what it means to attempt to push ladies’s boxing ahead.’
“I’m very thankful to her and her team for their willingness to not just look for themselves, but also look for the next generation of fighters and how they can support it.”
Watch Amanda Serrano vs Cheyenne Hanson face off for the WBA and WBO featherweight titles and Stephanie Han vs Holly Holm combat for the WBA light-weight title at MVP Boxing from El Paso, reside on Sky Sports activities Motion and Major Occasion from 2am on Sunday. Stream boxing and extra prime sport with NOW
