Professional boxer Amanda Serrano expressed her readiness for another rematch against Katie Taylor after a tough loss in the undisputed women's lightweight title bout. Serrano, a Puerto Rican fighter, believes she won the fight and is 100% interested in a third encounter, this time under the men's rules with 3-minute rounds and a maximum of 12 rounds.

Amanda Serrano's Determination to Avenge Her Loss

Excessive Headbutting and Holding in the Rematch

During the 10-round rematch, there was a significant amount of "excessive headbutting and excessive holding." Serrano continued the bout despite having a huge gash over her right eye. The cut was split open even more after a clash of heads in the sixth round, but a doctor cleared her to resume the match. Taylor was docked a point by the referee for a headbutt in the eighth round. Serrano joked about the gruesome cut, saying, "I want to apologize to everybody for that gruesome cut; it wasn't my fault." She added that the doctor did a great job stitching it up afterward. Serrano believes that Taylor "likes to come in with her head" and that it wasn't necessarily intentional. She said, "That's how she fights."

The Impact of the Fight on Viewership

According to Netflix, roughly 74 million average viewers worldwide watched the captivating fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor. This made it the most-watched women's sporting event in history. Serrano is proud to have brought attention to women's boxing with this fight. She said, "Now people who've never seen boxing before, never knew women fight, know women can fight. It was truly an honor to perform on such a huge platform." Serrano also praised Jake Paul for bringing viewership and revenue to the sport of boxing and said she's honored to fight under the boxing promotion company Most Valuable Promotions, founded by Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. She added, "A lot of people didn't know women fight until he brought me along. And he brings in the money. My biggest payday was my first fight on his undercard and it's just gotten bigger since then."