The staggering quantity of purse cash that Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will choose up for his or her November battle exhibits how far ladies’s boxing actually has come. Irish Boxing studies how Taylor, who will defend her 140-pound titles within the rematch with Serrano, will likely be paid a staggering $6 million. As compared, reigning pound-for-pound feminine star Claressa Shields’ greatest payday was $1 million (up to now).
The Taylor-Serrano rematch ought to actually be the headline battle on November fifteenth on the Arlington Stadium in Texas, however as we all know, the “curiosity battle” that’s Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul will headline (promoter Eddie Hearn has gone on document as saying he will likely be there to observe and assist his fighter Taylor, however that he’ll go away the sector earlier than the Tyson-Paul affair). The primary battle Taylor and Serrano had again in April of 2022 in New York was an amazing one, a modern-day traditional, with Taylor successful an in depth cut up resolution down at light-weight. Now, battle followers hope to see one thing equally as particular when Taylor, 23-1(6) and Serrano, 47-2-1(31) meet once more subsequent month.
Taylor actually has transcended the game in a giant approach, whereas Serrano can be an enormous star. Each ladies deserve it, they usually deserve the large payday they’ll every choose up for his or her rematch. If something, each ladies had been underpaid for the efforts of a bit over two years in the past. However cash apart, each ladies actually need to win, and if Serrano, a former multi-weight champ, can get her revenge subsequent month, who is aware of, we would see a trilogy between these two?
Taylor has solely been defeated by Chantelle Cameron, with Taylor getting the shut win in return, whereas Serrano has solely misplaced to Taylor and, approach again in 2012, to Frida Wallberg, each losses approaching factors. One other epic distance battle seems like an excellent wager for Taylor-Serrano II.
Who do you want within the rematch, Taylor or Serrano, and will we be stunned by a KO or stoppage this time?
