‘100 extra strikes and misplaced?’: Execs react to Katie Taylor controversial choice win in Amanda Serrano rematch

Katie Taylor has two wins over Amanda Serrano now, with each leaving the combating group up in arms.

At Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson occasion in Arlington, Texas, Taylor and Serrano threw down for one more 10 rounds and the bout was arguably much more thrilling than the primary. The consequence was additionally arguably extra controversial.

Taylor defeated Serrano by cut up choice after they fought in April 2022 in a battle that went all the way down to the wire. This time, Taylor took a unanimous choice with 95-94 scores throughout the board, although in actual time it appeared as if Serrano was on her approach to night the sequence. Taylor even had a degree taken away through the combat for repeated holding that stored leading to headbutts, however the judges agreed that the Irish star did sufficient to retain her tremendous light-weight titles.

UFC fighter Aljamain Sterling was befuddled by the decision, pointing to the on-screen stats that appeared to inform a unique story.

“Silly combat stats make zero sense,” Sterling stated. “100 extra strikes and misplaced? With a degree deduction? I don’t get it.”

He wasn’t the one one confused by the scoring.

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