Novel York-the first thing you noticed was Dan and the density of the crowd, Madison Square Garden again packed for Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, standard carriers for professional sport, which barely existed ten years ago: women’s boxing. Secondly, flags, banners meaning two islands, Ireland and Puerto Rico, whose peoples fight here in this city and this arena, longer than most of us remember.
Indeed, despite the whole noise, maybe despite this-something was historic in full throats and war shouts preceding Taylor and Serrano in the ring. The first two fights in this historical, though skewed trilogy were wars. The second part, the damn matter in November last year, set a record of blows in a 10-round fight of women. It would undoubtedly be the same.
“Where is the sensitive Taylor?” I asked Serrano in the behind schedule Thursday afternoon.
“Well, he is an Irish warrior,” said Serrano, a seven-member master of Brooklyn through Puerto Rico. I asked what she meant.
“It is as tough as they are coming. But it will always fight. And this makes it sensitive because I hit harder than her.”
Serrano is a heavier woman. A fight would be in her favor. I thought that Taylor could not resist what with the serenade of Irish fans-oh-lay-oh-lay-lay-lay-oh-lay-where was preparing to enter the ring.
In fact, Taylor cited her debt to the legions of Irish fans as soon as the fight ended. “I just love you all and I love my country,” she said. “I have the impression that when I get here, I represent my country. I represent each of you.”
But this glorious, expected war never happened. Taylor, at the age of 39, had the athlete’s legs for a full two decades younger. The two -time Olympian, who since then saw her part of the Ring wars, hurt as graceful as ever. This was set for Serrano. She fought at home. Her promoter, the most valuable promotions, was ran by the program. Although the undisputed championship weighing 140 pounds was threatened, the 136-pound scale to catch favored Serrano.
“I love this kind of challenges,” said Taylor.
This turned out to be less physical than mental. Taylor never allowed her to become a fight. She never gave in to her powerful sense of aggression. She left with the mouse under the right eye, as a result of the long left side of Serrano.
In addition, Serrano did not cause any damage. She could never solve the distance. She spent most of the night, chasing and disappeared. According to the Compararch, Serrano left 312 out of 382 blows she threw.
It wasn’t a thriller. Taylor herself made a mistake after caution, having vigorous respect for Serrano’s power. “He strikes too tough,” Taylor would say. Still, in the sixth round, the pattern became brilliant, just like the songs sounded through the garden: “Ka-Tie! Ka-Tie! Ka-Tie!”
“I apparently planned to come here and fight disciplined and wise,” she said. “I planned to do it twice, but I failed. But fortunately I was able to make a game plan very well and move my legs.”
As the trilogs, it was just as peculiar as historical. While Taylor went to the third 2-0 fight, she could probably reduce 2-0. However, not Friday. If their third fight was the least violent, it also provided the most essential result.
“I also want to thank Amanda Serrano, what an amazing warrior,” she said. “Three times we told a story together … Such a privilege of sharing it with her. … We are a story forever. My name is forever embedded in Amandie.”
When it ended, you could see how Serrano was trying to stop the flood of emotions. “They tried something different,” she said. “It was about the smarter action, not harder. I tried to keep the distance, I tried not to go and fight with it, because apparently it did not work for the first two fights, so we just tried to stick to long blows, one twenty and I think that it was simply not enough.”
One judge even had it. Two called 97-93 for Taylor. I had six rounds to three for Taylor, reluctantly calling the first round a draw. Still, he misses a larger point. “I really want to thank you for each of you coming out and supporting women’s boxing,” Serrano continued, turning to fans, both her and Taylor. “It was an amazing night for us, a woman, and I cry because everyone because of you.”
The biggest names in the male game have problems filling in a huge room in the garden, and the configuration of the seats is often reduced. But Taylor and Serrano sold it twice since 2022. Unlike men, no one has to beg or bribe them to fight. Serrano started boxing to mark with her older sister, Cindy. “I never thought I would become a world champion,” she told me on Thursday afternoon. I never thought it would be affluent. Now he earns millions.
Nine years have passed since Serrano became only the second warrior Puerto Rican, who won the titles in four divisions (the second is Miguel Cotto). Her purse tonight? “Four thousand dollars,” she said. “I thought about giving up. I was thinking about leaving many times.”
I asked her what she was proud of.
“Noise,” she said.
Serrano was very specific here. She referred to the sound that accompanies her input, and Taylor’s in Madison Square Garden-Ten full-length DIN in the entire swing of the banner.
“This sound,” she said. “He opens the door for all these adolescent women.”
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
