The most popular fight airing on Netflix Friday night is definitely Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, but the high-profile boxing match is undoubtedly the co-headliner as undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor will defend her crown against unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal “Serrano.
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are two pioneers responsible for elevating women’s boxing and taking the sport to the next level. Taylor is a two-weight undisputed world champion, and Serrano has won world titles in seven different weight classes.
After years of traveling their separate lanes and building their individual legacies, Taylor and Serrano would finally come together to make history. In April 2022, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano became the first female boxers to headline a boxing card at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
In the battle for Katie Taylor’s undisputed lightweight crown, southpaw Amanda Serrano looked to be in control of the first half of the fight, pressing forward and landing the heavier punches. In the 5th round, Serrano hurt Taylor as she hit her with a flurry of solid punches on several occasions.
During the second half of the fight, Taylor was able to come back by using movement and doing a masterful job of fighting off the back foot. At the end of the thrilling 10-round contest, Katie Taylor was victorious by split decision with scores of 94-96, 97-93 and 96-93.
Six months later, Taylor made another successful title defense when she defeated Karen Carabajal by unanimous decision. Katie Taylor would go on to move up to super lightweight to challenge undisputed world champion Chantelle Cameron.
It was a homecoming for Taylor as the game took place in Dublin, Ireland. The homecoming match didn’t end the way Taylor expected it to, as Cameron won by majority decision. Six months later at the same venue, Taylor avenged the loss and became a two-weight undisputed world champion.
Now 38-year-old champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) is ready to make the first defense of her undisputed super-lightweight crown. Back in 2022, she was successful against Serrano, and Taylor is confident that history will repeat itself on Friday night.
After falling short of WBO featherweight champion Amanda Serrano in her April 2022 bout against Katie Taylor, she picked up another belt in her division when she defeated Sarah Mahfoud to win the IBF title. Serrano would go on to fight another world champion in February 2023 when she defeated WBA champion Erika Cruz.
With the victory, Amanda Serrano became the first Puerto Rican male or female boxer to capture the undisputed crown in the four-belt era. Serrano made more history in October 2023 when she defeated Danila Ramos in a match that consisted of 12 three-minute rounds.
Now 36-year-old Carolina, Puerto Rico native Amanda Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) will enter Friday night’s contest looking to make more history. If she is able to defeat Taylor, Serrano will join Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields as the only female boxers to go uncontested in two weight classes.
In her Friday night rematch against Taylor, Amanda Serrano will look to push forward, use her jab to set up her power shots and attack the body. Katie Taylor wants to control distance, fight from the outside and take advantage of counter opportunities.
Friday night, live on Netflix, the highly anticipated rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will finally take place. The first fight was an instant classic, and the rematch on Friday night is sure to be another epic battle.
