Once again, the two most iconic characters in the sport of women’s boxing are to face, because the undisputed world champion in the super lights Katie Taylor (24-1, 6 KO) will defend their crown against Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (47-3-1, 31 Kos).
When it comes to increasing the popularity of women’s boxing, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are two pioneers. Their epic fight with the trilogy will take place on Friday evening, July 11, in Madison Square Garden, emitted live in Netflix.
In April 2022, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano went down in history when they became the first boxers that direct the Madison Square Garden combat card. Before a soldered crowd 19.187, Serrano and Taylor provided an immediate classic.
The first four rounds showed the action there and back, when Southpaw Amanda Serrano pressed forward, landing shots to the head and body. Defending the champion Katie Taylor fought the back foot and landed solid shots.
48 seconds remained in the fifth round, Serrano landed with a tough left shot, which fastened Taylor’s knees. Serrano hit Taylor with stern power blows, but Taylor was able to survive the round.
In the second half of the undisputed title of the world round, they were filled with a bunch of action. At the end of the competition, the defender, Katie Taylor, received a victory in a fractional decision.
Two years later, as the coefficient of the event of Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul, Katie Taylor defended her undisputed crown of super lithe before Amanda Serrano. In the final seconds of the round Serrano joined with a powerful left shot that Taylor stuck.
Once again, the Taylor vs Serrano fight was full of action, but with the action there was a bit of controversy. In the fourth round of the fight, the collision of heads caused the right eye of Serrano.
The problem with cutting Serrano became worse when Taylor joined the next head shot in the sixth round. As the judge’s tactical title continued, the judge finally entered and took a point from Taylor in the eighth round.
In the last two rounds of the fighting contained the power of Amanda Serrano’s impact compared to Katie Taylor’s hand speed. For most, it seemed that Amanda Serrano was a winner, but at the end of the fight Katie Taylor was announced a unanimous winner of the decision.
Now, after the controversial second fight, on Friday evening, July 11, the Epic Trilogy will take place in Madison Square Garden. The division of this fight is obvious because we know what we will see when Taylor and Serrano will face each other.
Expectations for the clash of Taylor vs Serrano are a 10-round, rapid fight consisting of non-stop activities. This is Serrano’s power and aggression compared to Taylor’s hand speed, movement and counteracting.
Amanda Serrano was deafening since she won the first two fights. She also talked about the controversies related to the head. During the last press conference Katie Taylor solved these problems.
“I have my own opinion about the things Amanda talks about our team, but the fact is that I have 2-0 against her,” said Taylor. “Opinions are opinions, but the facts are facts and you can’t escape these facts. And yes, I think I’m fed up with complaining and moaning from the Amanda team.”
Challenger, Amanda Serrano, believes that she won the first two fights, but because of the fact that she took the results cards every time, decided to correct the fight against the trilogy.
“I intend to apply my head, but not in the way it was used for me. We will simply be smarter. I worked much smarter in this fight and I believe that we can win a victory. We will get a victory.”
On Friday evening in Madison Square Garden, live in Netflix, two generational talents will compete with each other for the third time. Taylor will try to secure pure sweeping, and Serrano is planning an initial victory and win the undisputed title of the company’s champion before his home crowd.
Weigh
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano – Unquestionable World Championships in Super Lightweight (140 pounds) | Bray, Ireland vs. Karolina, PR | 23-1 (6 KO) vs. 47-3-1 (31 KO) 135.8 pounds vs. 136.0 pounds
Alycia Baumgardner vs. Jennifer Miranda – Unquestionable World Championships Super Feather in weight (130 pounds) | Detroit, mi vs. Madrid by tzadik, Spain 15-1 (7 KO) (1 NC) vs. 12-0 (1 KO) 130.0 pounds vs. 129.4 pounds
Savannah Marshall vs. Shadasia Green – IBF/WBO/Ring Super Middle WWWEIGHT titles (168 pounds) | Hartlepool, England vs. Paterson, nj | 13-1 (10 KO) vs. 15-1 (11 KO) 167.0 pounds vs. 167.2 pounds
Ellie Scotney vs. Yamileth Mercado – IBF/WBC/WBO/Ring Super Bantamweight titles (122 pounds) | London vs. Cuauhtoc, MX | 10-0 vs. 24-3 (5 KO) 121.6 pounds vs. 119.6 pounds
Cherneka Johnson vs. Shurretta Metcalf – The unquestioned title of the world of Bantamweight (118 pounds) | Gold Coast Via Tauranga, NZ vs. Dallas, TX 17-2 (7 KO) vs. 14-4 (2 KO) 116.8 pounds vs. 117.0 pounds
Chantelle Cameron vs. Jessica Camara – WBC short-lived super lithe title (140 pounds) | Northampton, England vs. Montreal, Canada 20-1 (8 KO) vs. 14-4-1 (4 KO) 139.0 pounds vs. 139.4 pounds
Ramla Ali vs. Lila Furtado – Super Bantamweight Fight (122 pounds) London by Mogadishu, Somalia vs. Guarulhos, Brazil 9-2 (2 KO) vs. 11-2 (2 KO) 121.6 pounds vs. 121.2 pounds
Tamm Thibeault vs. Mary Casamassa – Medium fight (160 pounds) Shawinigan, Quebec vs. Pittsburgh, Pa | 2-0 (1 KO) vs. 6-0 (1 KO) 159.6 pounds vs. 156.8 pounds
David Benavidez has finally conceded that a fight with Canelo Alvarez will never happen, admitting that reality years after his climb up the divisions settled the question.
Benavidez currently fights at cruiserweight, two full divisions above super middleweight, while openly discussing a future heavyweight jump against Oleksandr Usyk. He has not made 168 pounds since 2023. Any realistic window to face Canelo closed several weight classes ago.
“I think honestly I could say with confidence that that fight is never going to happen,” Benavidez told Brian Custer.
When Brian asked if he had permanently moved on, Benavidez praised Canelo, yet still claimed the Mexican star simply refused to face him.
“I don’t want to keep disrespecting somebody … not even disrespecting, but just calling somebody out that doesn’t want to fight,” he said.
That rationale ignores the massive physical gap separating them today. Critics can reasonably argue Canelo should have met Benavidez when both shared the 168-pound division. That complaint loses all weight with Benavidez now preparing for Michal Cieslak at 200 pounds.
His prospective roadmap includes Jai Opetaia, Artur Beterbiev, and eventual heavyweight tests. None of those plans lead anywhere near Canelo.
A logical alternative after Canelo fell to Terence Crawford would have been targeting Crawford directly. Crawford had talked of entering boxing’s Mount Rushmore. The public intrigue around him was at an all-time peak, and Turki Alalshikh held the purse strings to fund virtually any blockbuster Crawford wanted next.
If Benavidez truly wanted to settle the score on the belts Canelo kept out of reach, Crawford was the obvious lever to pull. Instead of shifting his crosshairs to the newly crowned undisputed champion, Benavidez let the moment disappear.
“He’s a great fighter. He’s a legend,” Benavidez said. “I would like to be a great Mexican legend like him one day.”
Calling yourself a future Mexican legend sounds nice in an interview, but looking at the actual resume tells a different story. Canelo earned that status by taking on the toughest challenges available from junior middleweight all the way to light heavyweight, facing elite operators like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennadiy Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, and Dmitry Bivol.
Benavidez is nowhere near that neighborhood. Instead of securing defining legacy bouts, he is lining up voluntary defenses against Michal Cieslak at 200 pounds. While Cieslak is a capable European contender, nobody outside of hard-core circles is paying to see that fight. It does nothing to elevate Benavidez to the pantheon of Mexican greats.
If Benavidez genuinely wanted to close the gap on Canelo, he needed to make real waves. Taking out Gilberto Ramirez was a solid win, but sitting on belts and scheduling low-demand opponents like Cieslak keeps him in neutral. Fighting fringe contenders at cruiserweight only proves that while he talks about chasing history, his matchmaking still trails far behind the standard Canelo set.
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Rumours of a left-field bout between WBC welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia and boxing icon Floyd Mayweather surfaced earlier this month.
Garcia has publicly addressed the talkconfirming that an offer is on the table but setting strict conditions for his participation.
Taking to social media, the 28-year-old active champion outright rejected the idea of an exhibition match, stating that he will only accept a licensed professional contest that puts Mayweather’s legendary 50-0 undefeated record at risk.
In his comments on X, Garcia claimed that Mayweather was the one who initiated contact, stating:
“I’m ready Floyd, remember you made this call. I’m just returning the favor. Offer is on the table … Let’s see how much you love that ‘0’… And no I wouldn’t do an exhibition I want his 0 on the f—ing line”.
Mayweather has not fought in a sanctioned professional bout since his 2017 victory over Conor McGregor, competing exclusively in exhibitions since that time. A scheduled professional return in a rematch against Manny Pacquiao was postponed due to legal issues on the American’s side.
Despite all of the above, four-weight champion Adrien Broner recently told Garcia to his face that Mayweather beats him.
“Floyd [wins]. Floyd gonna smoke bruh.”
Garcia was then animated about the potential fight, saying:
“I’ll knock out Floyd. If I get him hurt, it’s over. I’m not letting him go. I’ve seen him, he’s a small man. I don’t give a f**k what his name is, I don’t believe in acronyms. You know what? F**k him.”
Most fans will remain unconvinced that the fight happens, and be content with that given Mayweather’s age and inactivity.
Garcia – who recently defended his belt with a blistering second round stoppage over Conor Benn – instead seems poised to face Teofimo Lopez in a welterweight unification bout, that is if Lopez’s appeal to the WBA to bypass mandatory challenger Jack Catterall is successful.
Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello (DAZN, 2:00 p.m. ET)
BLH will have live results and updates
From Sheffield, England, for Smith’s WBC super lightweight title. Smith won that title his last time in action, knocking out Subriel Matias in the 5th round of their January tilt. Matias won the belt in his previous fight against Puello, a majority decision result in July of 2025.
Will Smith be the first to successfully defend this belt since Regis Prograis in the summer of 2023? Or will Puello emerge triumphant, reclaiming the title and continuing the WBC 140 lbs. White Elephant belt exchange game? It’s a good matchup, and I’m eager to find out!
ON THE UNDERCARD: Maxi Hughes fights for a lesser WBC lightweight doodad against Giorgio Visiolirecently announced as Nominative Determinism Magazine’s 2026: “Most Likely Boxer to Spend His Free Time Seducing American Tourists on an Eat Pray Love Adventure in Venice.” The honor comes with a free Vespa and a lifetime supply of candles in Chianti bottles. Tough break for Guido Vianello, who’d held that title for as far back as I can remember. Also on the undercard, Shannon Ryan defends the British and Commonwealth super flyweight belts against Emma Dolan. Additional prelims stream available on DAZN starting at 12:00 pm ET.
Emanuel Navarrete vs O’Shaquie Foster (DAZN, 9:00 p.m. ET)
BLH will have live results and updates
From San Antonio, Texas, to unify Navarrete’s WBO and IBF and Foster’s WBC super featherweight titles. Fantastic fight here, with the unconventional and powerful Navarrete and the quick, shrewd, Foster providing the sort of stylistic debate I change my mind on every time I try to predict a winner.
Navarrete is a crowd pleaser, with a fighting style that produces knockouts far more often than not, but seldom without putting himself in serious jeopardy. His only official loss in 14 years, with a brief aside to acknowledge some referee and judging controversy along the way, came by split decision to Denys Berinchyk in Navarrete’s only pro tilt as a lightweight. That fight featured lots of joking references on commentary to Twinkie consumption, after which Navarrete found the discipline to get and stay back down at 130 lbs., where he’s now a unified champion.
Foster is a savvy, strategic guy who will always find his edge whether he’s slugging with the likes of Rocky Hernandez (and knocking him out) or outworking a former P4P guy like Stephen Foster. This is one of the five best unification fights available in boxing right now (for anyone wondering, I put it up there with Opetaia-Benavidez, even though that’s more of a half-unification, Benavidez-Bivol, another semi-unification in Ennis-Ortiz, and Lopez-Garcia). Definitely worth your time and attention.
ON THE UNDERCARD: Chief support here is Albert “Chop Chop” Gonzalez against Edward Vazquez. Gonzalez is 24 years old, 18-0 (11 KO), and he will absolutely have to earn his way past Vazquez, who is my favorite working class fighter in boxing today. The only fight I’m sure I’ve ever seen Vazquez lose was his knockout to Rafael Espinoza, and I’d put him 1-0-1 at worst against Ray Ford and Joe Cordina, even though the official results have him 0-2 there. Vazquez has one of the keenest tactical minds in the sport, and Gonzalez will need to prove he’s world class to get past him. Also, Steven Navarro vs Emanuel Moreno at bantamweight.
DAZN, 1:00 pm ET Top Tier Boxing
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