World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Eri Matsuda will face Tina Rupprecht in a triple crown unification fight this Saturday at the Olympiastuetzpunkt Stadium in Heidelberg, Germany.

Matsuda’s WBO belt and the IBF belt, owned by Rupprecht, will also be at stake in the fight. The winner will inevitably be the best in a division that has become increasingly competitive over the years.

It will be a hard challenge for the Japanese fighter, as it will be her first defense of the black and gold crown, as well as her first fight outside her home country, which is a challenge for any fighter’s career.

In her last fight, Matsuda, 30, defeated Yuko Kuroki to take the pioneering promotion’s 102-pound crown in a brilliant performance that shocked the boxing world.

She will now face Rupprecht, a long-time minimum delicate champion in the past who lost her world crown to Seniesa Estrada in 2023. After this defeat, she decided to move down to a lower category and was crowned by defeating Fabiana Bytyqi in January this year, so this fight will mark consolidation in this fresh category.

Matsuda has 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 knockout, while Rupprecht has 13 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 3 knockouts.

Katie Taylor repeated the dose against Amanda Serrano and defeated her in her second fight last Friday night, retaining her World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight crown, in addition to the WBC, WBO and IBF versions, in a stunning fight staged at AT&T in Arlington, Texas.

After defeating her in Recent York in 2023, which was the fight of the year, Taylor came back to pick up a victory in a rematch in another substantial fight that will also be a candidate for best fight in 2024.

In the fight, which was the second main event of the night featuring Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, Taylor received a score of 95-94 from all three judges, with Netflix reporting that the number was 50 million connected users. .

It was a very close fight, with a lot of exchanges and blood, especially after Serrano’s eyebrow was cut due to an accidental headbutt. The Puerto Rican struggled with an injury, but he never slowed down and together with Taylor he put on a great show that raises the level of women’s boxing.

Taylor received a point deduction for going headfirst in the eighth round, but she was able to overcome that hurdle and claim a close victory that keeps her as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters today.

The Irishwoman currently has 24 wins, 1 loss and 6 knockouts, while Serrano has 47 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw and 31 knockouts.

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will step into the ring at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for a rematch for the undisputed super lightweight championship this Friday night.

Taylor and Serrano will meet for the second time after their gigantic fight in 2022, in which the Irishwoman won in a fight that was named fight of the year and was full of action and great moments for both fighters. On this occasion, they faced each other in the lightweight category and now the fight will be one category higher.

Taylor just got back to 140 pounds. belts, defeating Chantelle Cameron on November 25 in Dublin. Last May, she lost to the British in another close fight, but managed to bounce back and defeat her in a rematch.

Serrano’s last loss was to Taylor, and since then she has won five fights in a row, giving her a 12-round, three-minute fight in which she defeated the likes of Erika Cruz.

Taylor has 23 wins, 1 loss and 6 knockouts, while Serrano has 47 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and 31 knockouts.