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Serrano dominates Tellez and retains the titles; Han defeats Holm
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Amanda Serrano successfully defended her WBA and WBO featherweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Reina Tellez on Saturday night at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Two judges scored the fight 97-93, and the third judge scored it 98-92. The fight was contracted for 10 three-minute rounds in accordance with men’s boxing rules.
Serrano (48-4-1, 30 KO) returned to the wins in her natural weight class after losing two straight fights to Katie Taylor in the junior welterweight division.
“It’s an amazing feeling [to fight in Puerto Rico]but it’s even better to be back at 126 pounds,” Serrano said. “It’s been two years since I fought at that weight. So the next fights will be much, much better. I feel like I finally put on a show for the fans.”
Tellez (13-1-1) agreed to the fight on 15 days’ notice after Serrano’s original opponent, Erika Cruz, was pulled from the fight after she tested positive for an unfavorable drug test last month. It was a huge step up in competition for the 22-year-old Tellez, but she made a powerful name for herself despite being outclassed by Serrano, the seven-division world champion.
“I’ve never gone 10 rounds, let alone three minutes, and I did it with one of the best in the world,” Tellez said. “Against someone I’ve idolized my whole life, I stood there and fought to the end. So whatever anyone had to say about me, go to sleep. I stayed focused and showed them what’s going on tonight.”
The difference in skill and experience was evident after the first bell, as Serrano marched forward and bounced combinations off Tellez. But Tellez’s resilience stopped Serrano from crushing her and even caused swelling under the champion’s right eye, albeit from an accidental clash of heads.
Serrano’s swarming attack began to work cautiously as the swelling built in the middle rounds, but her corner prevented her from closing her eye and the champion resumed her substantial offensive in the second half of the fight.
In Round 5, Serrano began working on Tellez’s body, but the challenger persisted, fighting her tormentor. Although there was a gigantic lead on the scorecards heading into the final round, Serrano pursued the knockout and rocked Tellez with a variety of punches and body combinations. However, Tellez made it to the final bell, avoided becoming Serrano’s 31st knockout victim, and secured future opportunities under the Most Valuable Promotions banner with her performance.
At the age of 37, Serrano made it clear that her career would continue and that she would remain in her natural weight class, but she refrained from calling anyone out.
“There are a lot of recent girls and recent champions in the featherweight division,” Serrano said of the division that includes WBC champion Tiara Brown and IBF titleholder Nina Meinke. “Maybe one day we’ll all get together and just fight each other. I’m the unified featherweight champion, and there are other champions.”
In the co-main event, Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KO) defended her WBA lightweight title with a unanimous technical decision over Holly Holm (34-3-3, 9 KO) after she accidentally headbutted Han in the right eye in round 7 and the ringside doctor prevented her from continuing the fight.
The judges scored the fight 69-65, 69-64 and 68-65. The fight was fought under men’s rules and lasted 10 three-minute rounds.
Han made her second defense of her title and from the second round she dominated the fight with her volume and counter right hand. Han outshot Holm 87-29 and was in control of the game as she began monitoring her opponent’s attacks.
Holm, 44, signed with Most Valuable Promotions last year after a successful career as an MMA fighter, in which she became the UFC bantamweight champion following a stunning knockout of Ronda Rousey in 2015. She won her first boxing match in over a decade, defeating Yolanda Vega by unanimous decision in June.
On Saturday night, however, she wasn’t able to attack much beyond the occasional left hand as the 35-year-old Han used her speed to neutralize the former three-division champion.
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Robert said Benavidez already has the style and hand speed to cause trouble for boxing’s biggest names if he ultimately decides to move up.
“I think Benavidez beats all three,” Garcia told Fino Boxing as Fury, Joshua and Wilder were raised as potential future opponents. “They are ponderous compared to Benavidez. They won’t even have a chance to throw a punch. Before Ben hits them 20 times.”
Garcia admitted that Fury would still have the hardest task due to his size, but he still supported Benavidez, who was going to break him with a powerful punch.
“I think the hardest one would have to be Fury because the weight is hefty. It’s challenging,” Garcia said. “But even then, if he has his hand on Benavidez, Benavidez will throw those 20-punch combinations to the body and that’s it. That’s it.”
Robert’s comments came after Benavidez stopped Ramirez in a performance that sparked debate about how far the undefeated star can go after already winning the super middleweight and cruiserweight titles. Garcia said he still wants Benavidez to spend more time at cruiserweight before making the full move to heavyweight.
“I think he could fight at heavyweight,” Garcia said. “But I would say two years, a year and a half, three more cruiserweight fights and then I’ll move up to heavyweight.”
Garcia also mentioned Andy Ruiz Jr., Richard Torrez Jr., Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev as potential future opponents when discussing Benavidez’s future path.

Tomek Galm is a boxing journalist covering the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends and fighter psychology.
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Canelo Alvarez responds to Jake Paul’s $200 million fight offer
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4 hours agoon
May 16, 2026
Jake Paul’s claim that he found $200 million specifically for a potential fight with Canelo Alvarez sparked a direct response from the Mexican champion.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer was scheduled to collide with Canelo in May 2025, but Turki Alalshikh stepped in and signed the then super middleweight king to a multi-fight contract.
It made Alvarez a two-time undisputed champion against William Scull before losing his four major titles in a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford last September.
However, since Crawford announced his retirement and vacated the belts, Canelo is scheduled to fight for the world title in September this year in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
The most likely opponent seems to be WBC champion Christian Mbilli, who is coming off a fascinating draw with Lester Martinez on the Canelo-Crawford card.
However, despite this plan, Paul appears to be trying to get back into his game with the 35-year-old, insisting that a $200 million purse remains up for grabs.
The 29-year-old revealed the news on a live broadcast earlier this week, suggesting it is the “biggest fight” in boxing.
“Canelo, I have $200 million for you. Uncomplicated money. Jake Paul vs. Canelo – let’s finish it. This is what the fans have been waiting for; this is the biggest fight you can have in boxing. I think this will be the next fight.
Jake Paul just said Canelo Alvarez will be his next fight and he will pay him $200 million 🤯
“This is the biggest fight you can have in boxing. Jake Paul vs. Canelo. Official.” pic.twitter.com/QJRLuPjO9r
— Cheerful Punch (@HappyPunch) May 13, 2026
In response, Canelo simply posted three laughing emojis on his Instagram story, signaling that Paul’s offer was not to be taken seriously.
After all, there is A a chance the American may never box again, given the injuries he sustained to his jaw after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua in December.
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Jake Paul claims he would have made Canelo $300 million
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6 hours agoon
May 16, 2026
Jake Paul responded to Canelo Alvarez after the undisputed super middleweight champion previously reacted to talk of a potential fight between the two with laughing emojis on social media.
While greeting fans and media during a public appearance this week, Jake was asked what financial terms he believed would be needed to make the fight happen.
“Yes, 200 [million] for him 300[millionformeWe’llfinalizethedealEasywork”-PaulsaidintheinterviewwithFightHubTVwhenaskedaboutapossibledealCanelo[millionformeWe’llgetthedealdoneEasywork”saidPaultoFightHubTVwhenaskedaboutapossibledealwithCanelo[milionówdlamnieSfinalizujemytransakcjęŁatwapraca”–powiedziałPaulwrozmowiezFightHubTVzapytanyomożliwąumowęzCanelo[millionformeWe’llgetthedealdoneEasywork”saidPaultoFightHubTVwhenaskedaboutapossibledealwithCanelo
The comment immediately drew attention due to the huge figure associated with the fight. Jake has continued to call for a fight with Canelo over the past year, despite criticism from many boxing fans and fighters who viewed the fight as unrealistic.
Jake was then asked about Canelo and responded with laughing emojis when the topic of a fight between the two came up online.
“I don’t know what that means, but he won’t laugh when I kick his ass,” Paul said.
The rivalry between the two continues to escalate publicly through interviews and exchanges on social media, even though no official negotiations have been announced.
Jake has mentioned Canelo multiple times in interviews over the past year, keeping the possibility of a future fight circulating despite widespread skepticism in boxing circles.
Canelo is currently scheduled to face Christian Mbilli later this year in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, while Jake continues to rehabilitate from injuries suffered in his December 2025 fight against Anthony Joshua.

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