When Katie Taylor For the first time she entered the boxing ring over 25 years ago, dressed up as a boy. Then the girls were forbidden to competition in her hometown of Ireland; If she had to fight, she had to hide.

Now, on Friday evening and live streaming in Netflix (20:00 et), the eyes of the boxing world will be trained in Taylor – a warrior who transformed this sport in many ways – and the competition that crossed it. Taylor will return to Madison Square Garden to face Amanda Serrano to the third – and probably the final chapter, with the undisputed Taylor Junior Welter championships in welterweight.

36 -year -old Serrano ranks 3rd on the ESPN pounds list for pounds (Taylor is No. 2 for Claress Shields). She had nine main world titles in seven weight classes.

Their first competition, classic in 2022, was the first fight of women with the cult arena in Modern York and ended with a divided decision in favor of Taylor. In November last year, the rematch was also strongly questioned-on the results cards in which all three judges gave Taylor a slight victory 95-94; and in discourse, driven by accusations of Serrano of intentionally fighting grubby (allegations she later withdrew).

The intrigue and talent of the duo pushed the boxing of women at Taylor, it would be unimaginable when she was an amateur, binding long hair to hide under her headgear-seat with a neighboring payment; The main card of the first Women MSG, a hit composition, which contains 17 world titles questioned during five fights, presented by Jake Paul’s most valuable promotions. All this, as Taylor says, in a conversation before the Friday fight, explains why-24-1 in her career and 2-0 against Serran-she did not need this fight, but that.

Nowadays, in this sport, which has helped build, will not be hidden for anyone or anyone. Here is the trilogy.

ESPN: You won the first two fights with Amanda; Why did you feel how you want to fight the trilogy?

Katie Taylor: I just wanted to be involved in the most critical fight. And I knew after the second fight, it was still the biggest fight in women’s boxing. And I don’t think anyone can say that I have ever avoided any warrior.

ESPN: Amanda was deafening from her reservations to the results of previous fights. How did these reservations or debate that surrounded these reservations include your determination to continue the fight against the trilogy?

Kt: I really don’t care what Amanda, her team or anyone else has to say about the fight. My hand was raised at the end of these fights, and I have 2-0 here. I just wanted to get involved in these huge fights with history. And when complaining and other things on the other side, I think they should definitely sit and thank me for this opportunity, because I didn’t need this fight.

ESPN: What do you think about Serrano as a challenge?

Kt: He is of course a great warrior. I have a lot of respect for Amanda. I think she is also a great person. So he is of course a fantastic master in his own airy. We will have to show a lot of heart there, a lot of sand. It will always be like that against her. I think that we both get out of it best for this.

ESPN: In combat sports, competition, which becomes characteristic in these sports, almost exceed them. Frazier and Ali and in UFC, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones. What does it mean for women in boxing to determine this caliber of the competition?

Kt: I think it’s amazing. And I am so grateful that I have someone like that, because to have these struggles about creating a story, you need the right dance partner. And we definitely helped everyone in the development of sport and mutual mutual mutual position. So I am very, very grateful that I have Amanda Serrano at this time.

ESPN: Do you have the right dance partner, how did this change you as a warrior?

Kt: Me and Amanda, every time we draw our best. And you are thinking about them how amazing trilogies in Sport-Gatti/Ward, Ali/Frazier, Golovkin/Canelo-Tes, always show amazing skills, an amazing heart. I think that people see from each other and Amanda in the last two fights. You see skills, see your heart, see the chin, see the will to win.

ESPN: Where do you want to see how sports goes on?

Kt: I just want these nights to continue. Where we actually direct these immense, huge programs in consistent. I think talent is now to do this. The quality of this card itself is absolutely mega.

ESPN: Is there a moment (except Taylor-Serrano), which the most excited seeing how it takes place?

Kt: Such as Ellie Scotney is very, very invigorating for watching. Cooperation of cooperation, Alycia Baumgardner [facing Jennifer Miranda] It’s amazing to watch. There is so much talent in the series. I am simply excited, seeing how people actually perceive it. And I can’t wait to see all comments and comments later.

ESPN: When you think about your journey, what moment for you – was it a fight or just a moment when you entered the gym to train – it crystallized for you the distance between where this sport is and what you entered?

Kt: I think that one of the most amazing moments for me was the first fight in Madison Square Garden, when I returned to the gym, and there are several boxers in the gym just because they were watching this fight.

We influence the upcoming newborn generation; In fact, it inspires the next generation. And there must be something about fighters who became world champions just because they watched themselves and Amanda Serrano and our first fight, and even the second fight.

This is the impact you want to have on the next generation. And I can’t imagine the inspiration that will be for some newborn girls watching July 11.