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Taylor fought for the right fight at the right time with Serrano
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1 year agoon
Up-to-date York – Katie Taylor was advised by her trainer and supervisor, the first twice fought with Amanda Serrano so that they do not hinder fights than necessary.
She didn’t listen, and women’s boxing was better because of that. If she took advantage of the advice of coach Ross Enamait and promoter Eddie Hearn and used continuous movement, speedy check and right hands in a more measured, but not so thrilling style, it is very unlikely that it is the second and third fight. More importantly, women’s boxing may not have a stage he had at Netflix before millions of viewers.
Taylor fought Serrano’s fight for the first 20 rounds of his trilogy and gave fans a few extremely exciting-and incredibly close to-battles between the two best women for women in a generation. In the third fight, we learned that Taylor could make it much easier from the very beginning if she arranged this plan of the game, that her team begged her when her first fight was planned.
On Friday, she fought as her team wanted, and won the final majority of decisions to close the book about their trilogy.
“I said to Katie Taylor in the cloakroom:” Can we just keep this plain and plain? Exploit your skills and apply our speed. Can we spend a nice night tonight? “She listened for the first time – said Hearn after the fight.
Can you imagine where women’s boxing would be if she took advantage of this advice in the first fight? Although it may be hyperbolic that there is no way that the boxing card of all women is a streaming in Netflix in the sold -out Madison Square Garden, it is certainly true that the first two meetings between Taylor and Serrano have found the featherlight of the headlights on women’s boxing, like never before. The first fight in April 2022, which Taylor won with a divided decision, proved that women can provide as much emotions as men and card headers. Rematch in November last year went even more in the next fight with the versatile action, which became the most -observed sporting event of women in US history, with an average of 74 million viewers around the world at Netflix as a factor for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.
These two meetings prepared the ground for a very anticipated trilogy and a card loaded in the world champions, because 17 titles were available among the five fights for the title. Women’s boxing never had the attention of Taylor-Serrano, and several women on this card will have the opportunity to become home names because of this epic trilogy.
Although there will be those who complain that Taylor-Serrano 3 did not fulfill the noise, Taylor has more than deserved to fight the fight and slammed the door for her competition.
Amanda Serrano fought the wrong fight in the wrong time
After two thrilling and extremely close meetings with Taylor “Real Deal” she decided to try to hurt instead of brawl. This approach caused less than wiping the meeting and led to a more decisive loss for Taylor. More importantly, he put an end to a conversation about who a better warrior is. This is definitely Taylor, which rolled the 3-0 series.
“We tried something different,” said Serrano after losses. “It was about the smarter action, not harder. I tried to keep the distance and I tried not to go there and fight it, because apparently it did not work in the first two fights. We just tried to stick to long blows, one two, and I think that it was simply not enough.”
This was definitely not enough and you can discuss that her more aggressive approach to Taylor’s swarm with blows works better in the first two fights and was the reason why fans strongly debated, who actually won in 2022 and 2023, despite the fact that Taylor was officially 2-0. The Serrano strategy for the first two fights was also the reason why women’s boxing had spotlights. These epic meetings were full of fantastic action, and the first fight won the women’s distinction in the fight for it ESPN.
Serrano entered the Friday fight with something that could be proved, and her fans, who believed that she should have won one of the first two fights, had great hopes that she would finally raise her hand. Instead, her performance fell flat.
This performance against Taylor does not erase the good will he earned at their first two meetings. But she certainly locked her in historical books for Taylor.
The unlikely name increased for the occasion
With attention to the unique All-Women combat card, everyone had the opportunity to broadcast themselves. While Alycia Baumgardner, Chantelle Cameron, Ellie Scotney and others won, one warrior who was fully took this opportunity.
Shadasia Green was the second woman who signed the most valuable promotions of Jak Paul’s hopes for building her from scratch. In 2023, she achieved a high boost in speed in her professional career in 2023, when she abandoned the decision on the Franchon-Dezur crew in her first attempt in the main title of the world. Green also did not impress Watpool Melinda on Undercard Paul-Tyson, and there were concerns about whether it is worth investing.
Green was paired with the former unquestioned champion of Savannah Marshall on the main Taylor-Serrano 3. Marshall, who lost only a competitive decision for Claress Shields in 2022, was a weighty favorite to win. It looked as if Marshall had fled with the fight in the first few rounds, especially after deducting Green in the fourth round for excessive maintenance. Instead, the “Sweet Terminator” caught up under her and began to engage in the entertainment battle, which brought her a strenuous parting.
While victory was Green’s greatest career, she also established a potential hit with Shields. Paul and Nakisa Bidarian MVP said that they were more than willing to work with Shields, warrior No. 1 pound ESPN to fight Green.
Although this may not happen, Shields desperately needed a recent rival to fight. Although Green is not as decorated as shields, she could match it to the trash ward and has enough power to believe that she could remove the shields.
The fair makes too much sense to do business with Paul. There is money that you can earn, and Green has erected in one of the biggest fights that can be made in women’s boxing.
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Evander Holyfield Reveals Knockout Artist Who Could Defeat Oleksandr Usyk
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14 hours agoon
August 21, 2026
Evander Holyfield was unsure who to favour in a fantasy showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and one of his former rivals.
Like Holyfield, Usyk became the consensus top dog at 200lbs before moving up to heavyweight and, once again, cementing himself as the very best.
Even while contending with a notable size disadvantage, the Ukrainian was able to dethrone Anthony Joshua before eventually becoming the undisputed king against Tyson Fury.
Having twice beaten the two Brits, Usyk is now widely regarded as one of the all-time greats, among the likes of HolyfieldMuhammad Ali and Joe Louis.
At the same time, though, Holyfield is not convinced that the unbeaten southpaw would have defeated a prime Mike Tyson.
‘The Real Deal’ fought ‘Iron’ Mike in 1996, causing a sizable upset by stopping the formidable puncher in round 11, before winning their immediate rematch via an infamous third-round disqualification.
And while this was not even the most formidable version of Tyson, Holyfield would nonetheless back his former foe to defeat the majority of heavyweights throughout history.
When it comes to a clash with Usyk, however, the American has told Daily Mail Boxing that he would struggle to predict a winner.
“I don’t exactly know [who would win] that one.”
Like Usyk, Tyson was never the biggest heavyweight but, because of his speed and explosiveness he was able to win his first 19 fights by knockout and become a dominant world champion during the late 1980s.
Usyk, on the other hand, relies more on his technical prowess and, against Tyson, would need to be almost punch-perfect in order to emerge victorious.
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Ryan Garcia Backs Fighter to Defeat Shakur Stevenson in Exciting Boxing Showdown
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2 days agoon
August 20, 2026
Ryan Garcia has named the fighter that he believes can put an end to Shakur Stevenson’s 25-fight undefeated record.
Stevenson stepped up in weight to dominate Teofimo Lopez and claim the WBO super-lightweight title back in Januaryfully intending on returning to his natural lightweight division during the aftermath, until those plans were derailed when he was stripped of his 135lb title.
As a result, Stevenson has kept hold of his 140lb marble but has not fought since, despite links to a showdown with Garcia in spring, which collapsed when the Newark southpaw declared that he would not be willing to move up in weight once again.
Now, Garcia is scheduled to face Conor Benn next month, whilst Stevenson has recently signed with Zuffa Boxing and is searching for an opponent for his second outing of 2026.
Speaking to FightHypeGarcia revealed that he would favour IBF lightweight world champion Raymond Muratalla to come out on top if he and Stevenson collide.
“That would be a good a** fight. He [Muratalla] is smart, he is not going to just go in there and just [be reckless].
“I just think that Raymond has a lot of things that would give Shakur problems. It won’t be an easy fight for Shakur, that is for sure.
“[If it was] a three-round fight, I would give it to Shakur, even a six-round fight. A 12-round fight? I am siding with Muratalla.”
Muratalla is set to vacate his IBF crown and move into the super-lightweight division imminently, with the WBO having recently stated that he could be named as Stevenson’s mandatory challenger when he does.
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Jesse Bam Rodriguezs Team Reacts to Naoya Inoues Super Fight Deadline
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3 days agoon
August 19, 2026
Robert Garcia, the trainer and manager of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, has expressed his annoyance with a lack of communication from Team Nayoa Inoue.
‘The Monster’ made a seventh successful defence of his undisputed crown in May, unanimously outpointing Junto Nakatani in their all-Japanese encounter.
As a result, Inoue is not only considered the super-bantamweight king but, on a pound-for-pound metric, many would also place him at the top of the tree.
Rodriguez, meanwhile, made his bantamweight debut in June, becoming a three-division world champion by dethroning WBA champion Antonio Vargas with a sixth-round finish.
While there is much talk surrounding a potential clash between Rodriguez and Inoue, it would seem that no official negotiations have actually taken place.
Or at least, it is far from certain that the pair will square off in March 2027, when Inoue is reportedly looking to stage his next outing. He recently stated that he will not hang around at 122lbs waiting for ‘Bam’, and will move on if the fight does not happen in Q1 of 2027.
On the proposed showdown, coach Garcia has told Ring Magazine that he and ‘Bam’ have no problem with the deadline.
“There’s been talk that Inoue says he’s moving up [to featherweight] sooner than later – that he probably won’t wait [for the Rodriguez fight] past March of next year.
“We’re okay with that, but nobody’s told me that. Nobody from Inoue’s team has approached me saying, ‘Look, Robert. This is what Inoue wants. He wants to know if you guys are interested in the fight’.
“Yeah, we’re interested in the fight. But I’m not trying to change the date. I would love Bam to get one more fight at 118[lbs].”
Garcia went on to name WBO bantamweight champion Christian Medina as the ideal opponent for Rodriguez in November, before he hopefully steps up to 122lbs and challenges Inoue.
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