By: Sean Crose
Writing for Boxing Insider, I named it 2022’s fight of the year. For Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano had put on a show for the ages. “Talyor-Serrano wasn’t just a back and forth affair,” I wrote at the time, “it was a seesaw battle where the combatants were among the best in the business. Throw in the undisputed women’s lightweight title, and a highly rated live ESPN broadcast from a sold out Madison Square Garden and you had all the makings of a classic.” The battle had been so thrilling and close that, although Taylor squeaked by with a decision win, that win could have easily been presented to Serra.
“Sadly,” I wrote at the end of the article, “a rematch has yet to be made. Perhaps one never will.” Two and a half years later, the hoped for rematch is almost here. For the now 23-1 Taylor and the 57-2-1 Serrano will be squaring off for the second time Friday night on the…
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