The staggering quantity of purse cash that Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will decide up for his or her November battle reveals how far girls’s boxing actually has come. Irish Boxing reviews how Taylor, who will defend her 140 pound titles within the rematch with Serrano, might be paid a staggering $6 million. As compared, reigning pound-for-pound feminine star Claressa Shields’ largest payday was $1 million (to this point).
The Taylor-Serrano rematch ought to actually be the headline battle on November fifteenth on the Arlington Stadium in Texas, however as we all know, the “curiosity battle” that’s Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul will headline (promoter Eddie Hearn has gone on file as saying he might be there to observe and assist his fighter Taylor, however that he’ll go away the sector earlier than the Tyson-Paul affair). The primary battle Taylor and Serrano had again in April of 2022 in New York was an amazing one, a modern-day traditional, with Taylor profitable a detailed cut up choice down at light-weight. Now, battle followers hope to see one thing equally as particular when Taylor, 23-1(6) and Serrano, 47-2-1(31) meet once more subsequent month.
Taylor actually has transcended the game in a giant means, whereas Serrano can be an enormous star. Each girls deserve it, and so they deserve the large payday they may every decide up for his or her rematch. If something, each girls had been underpaid for the efforts of somewhat over two years in the past. However cash apart, each girls actually need to win, and if Serrano, a former multi-weight champ, can get her revenge subsequent month, who is aware of, we’d see a trilogy between these two?
Taylor has solely been defeated by Chantelle Cameron, with Taylor getting the shut win within the return, whereas Serrano has solely misplaced to Taylor and, means again in 2012, to Frida Wallberg, each losses approaching factors. One other epic distance battle seems a very good guess for Taylor-Serrano II.
Who do you want within the rematch, Taylor or Serrano, and will we be stunned by a KO or stoppage this time?
