Jan 27, 2022
Serrano, Taylor make history as first women's bout to headline MSG
Lightweight world champion Katie Taylor will take on seven-division title holder Amanda Serrano on April 30 in the first female bout to headline Madison Square Garden, it was announced Thursday.
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Lightweight world champion Katie Taylor will take on seven-division title holder Amanda Serrano on April 30 in the first female bout to headline Madison Square Garden, it was announced Thursday.
History being made! 🥊 The first female bout to headline Madison Square Garden.
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 27, 2022
Ireland's undisputed lightweight world champion Katie Taylor will fight Amanda Serrano in April.#bbcboxing
Taylor is No. 1 and Serrano No. 2 in ESPN's women's pound-for-pound rankings. It will be the sixth time Taylor has put her title belt on the line since capturing it in 2019.
A 35-year-old from Ireland, Taylor owns a career record of 19-0 with six knockouts. Serrano, 33 and a native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, is 42-1-1 with 30 knockouts.
Both fighters won their last bouts of 2021, with Taylor scoring a unanimous decision over Firuza Sharipova on Dec. 11 and Serrano picking up a unanimous decision against Miriam Gutierrez.