Katie Taylor

2022 - 4 - 23

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Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano: UK ring walk time, how to watch ... (Daily Mail)

Taylor looks to defend her full collection of lightweight belts for the sixth time against the hard-hitting, highly decorated Serrano.

We're actually headlining 'The Mecca of Boxing,' Madison Square Garden. It's been called the biggest fight in women's boxing history. A draw is at 14/1. I do all my talking inside the ring. 'I'm still Amanda 'The Real Deal' Serrano. I don't need to talk bad about any of my opponents. The Puerto Rico fighter, like Taylor, is immensely successful, however. This is history right here.' Despite Taylor coming in as the undisputed lightweight champion, it's Serrano who's the favourite among the bookies ahead of the historic bout. The clash between Taylor and Serrano is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The pair will become the first women to headline a boxing event at Madison Square Garden Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and seven-division world title holder Amanda Serrano collide in a historic match-up at Madison Square Garden next weekend: Everything to know ahead of the fight - Sign up here to watch the fight exclusively on DAZN - They are the first women to headline a boxing event at Madison Square Garden

Carl Frampton: I hope Katie Taylor has enough left in the tank to ... (Belfast Telegraph)

Madison Square Garden will be the place to be on Saturday when Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fight for Katie's undisputed world lightweight title.

It was hard to watch to a point as I know Tommy’s so much better than that, but we didn’t see it. It’s a bit mad how Amanda Serrano’s career has gone with the weights. All events with Katie Taylor are massive as she’s a huge global star at the forefront of where female boxing is right now. It’s incredible how she’s done that, yet still compete at a very high level. This fight may have been the ideal time to introduce three-minute rounds as Serrano had suggested when it was announced. Now, with more and more females taking part, it’s become a big thing.

'Amazing' Katie Taylor is no token – she has earnt her rightful place ... (The Times)

Eddie Hearn grimaces in mock horror as he remembers pitching an idea to Katie Taylor about International Women's Day.

“Now I understand it,” says Hearn. “She wants equality, on a level playing field.” Why would we do that?’” Taylor didn’t want a special event just for women; she wanted to be given her rightful place on cards alongside big-name male fighters. “She said, ‘No way.

Katie Taylor on the cusp of boxing immortality as she gears up for ... (The Irish Sun)

Ireland's 2012 London Olympics golden girl and undisputed lightweight queen faces seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano on Saturday at Madison Square ...

When asked about all the posters that are dotted around her punchbag in Connecticut, where she now trains, Taylor said: “Yes, Roger Federer is on my wall at home. “I’ve loved watching him since I was a teenager. For that alone, I am grateful he is involved.” Stuffy judges and officials would rage when she whipped off her headguard to celebrate and a tumble of hidden brown locks fell out. “We haven’t sat down and had a chat, I wouldn’t do that. “I don’t like talking about myself much, let alone anyone else.

Making of a superfight: How Taylor v Serrano came to be (RTE.ie)

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano always seemed destined to fight at some point, but Saturday night's history-making Madison Square Garden headliner has been ...

It was no surprise to see Hearn embrace the YouTube movement and really push the show business side of boxing, and Jake Paul has followed by example. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. But the most intriguing, and some would say controversial, fight of the night was the meeting of YouTube rivals Jake Paul and AnEsonGib – an internet grudge match that was won by Logan’s brother but no one could have predicted that the meeting of boxing and social media was about to become a match made in virtual heaven. Two fights later, and only 11 months into her professional career, Taylor got to fight for the WBA world lightweight title at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, where Anahi Ester Sanchez was dispatched as Katie was crowned champion of the world. The knowledgeable boxing crowd were, by this stage, used to seeing a female bout on the card, while also appreciating the quality, technique and entertainment of a Taylor encounter, and in her fifth fight, there was a belt on the line for the first ten-round contest of Katie’s professional career. The growing support base, backed up by the strong promotion from Hearn, for the Irish fighter only had to wait three more weeks before Taylor was back in the ring and back on a world title bill at the Manchester Arena; the London 2012 gold medallist already up to eight-round contests.

Four years in the making – Taylor and Serrano have captured the ... (Extra.ie)

Nakisa Bidarian says the appeal of Amanda Serrano was obvious. 'She just ticked every box. She was everything we were looking for in a fighter,' he ...

Even allowing for all the hype and bluster that will come from both promoters, this Saturday night in New York feels like a showdown to see who can call herself the best female fighter in the world. ‘By my gym in Brooklyn, there’s a high school and when I go out for a run, I can hear the kids saying now that is Jake Paul’s fighter, that is Serrano, so he has been really good for my career,’ she told the Throwing Down podcast last week. ‘Amanda didn’t have the amateur background that Katie had, she only had a few fights as an amateur and much of her early career was in smaller venues. I want to do them proud and show they have picked the best women’s boxer in the world.’ She was 41 fights into her professional career, after winning seven different world titles, that she finally started to get the exposure that her talent deserved. It feels like the careful manner with which Eddie Hearn has plotted her professional career over the past five and a half years has been leading to this point. Interestingly, Serrano has dabbled in MMA, during a spell when she felt under-appreciated within the boxing world, and has trained in professional wrestling. We wanted her to get the recognition for the incredible athlete that she is. Even the shock of seeing her in tears in defeat at Rio swiftly receded once she started dominating over-matched opponents in the paid ranks. A proud Latina and Puerto Rican who wants to inspire the next generation of boxers,’ says Bidarian. With a reach across all social media platforms of more than 20 million followers, Paul will be at his loudest and proudest this week as the hype cranks up ahead of the biggest female fight in history at Madison Square Garden. She was everything we were looking for in a fighter,’ he proclaims when asked why the Puerto Rican became the second boxer signed by Most Valuable Promotions – the company he co-owns with Jake Paul.