Katie Taylor takes intention at ‘whining’ Amanda Serrano forward of trilogy struggle

Katie Taylor says she has had sufficient of the “whining and complaining” from Amanda Serrano following their two tight showdowns.

The rivals got here nose to nose at a press convention in New York on Wednesday forward of their extremely anticipated third bout on Friday.

Taylor mentioned: “The fact is, I am 2-0 against her. Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts. I’m just sick of the complaining and whining from your team.”

Taylor final defeated Serrano through unanimous choice in Texas in November, all three judges scoring the struggle 95-94 within the Irish fighter’s favour.

However controversy erupted post-fight when the Puerto Rican star used her interview on Netflix to accuse Taylor of intentional headbutting.

“The only thing that matters is that I’m 2-0 against her,” Taylor mentioned. “I plan on staying unbeaten against her.”

Serrano and Taylor will meet for a 3rd time at Madison Sq. Backyard.

When requested what she deliberate on enhancing within the newest rematch, Serrano mentioned: “I’m going to use my head, but not the way it was used on me.

“We’ll be smarter, work smarter. I did work so much smarter for this struggle and I consider that we are able to come out victorious. We are going to come out victorious.”

Throughout their final struggle, Serrano obtained a foul lower above her eye within the fourth spherical, which was attributed to an unintentional headbutt.

Taylor was deducted some extent within the eighth spherical after repeatedly being warned in opposition to main with the pinnacle.

Serrano herself requested Taylor why she would decide to take a 3rd struggle and disrupt her successful streak.

“I’m taking the fight again because I love the challenge of this,” Taylor mentioned. “I want to take the best fights.

“I would not actually matter that I am 2-0, I simply wish to take the most important challenges, the most important fights in girls’s boxing and after the final struggle, this was nonetheless the most important struggle in girls’s boxing.

“So that’s why I’m taking it. Why not take the challenge again? I believe that I can beat [Amanda] again. That’s why I have taken the fight again.”

The pair’s November encounter was a brutal back-and-forth affair via 10 rounds, which mirrored their traditional preliminary assembly at Madison Sq. Backyard in 2022.

Taylor and Serrano embraced one another after the bell, however the closely pro-Serrano crowd voiced their displeasure because the consequence was introduced.