Katie Taylor Dominates Amanda Serrano Yet Again with Third Stunning Defeat

Action between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano in their historic trilogy fight at Madison Square Garden.

Katie Taylor Dominates Amanda Serrano Yet Again with Third Stunning Defeat

Festus Chuma 10:45 - 12.07.2025

New York’s Madison Square Garden saw Katie Taylor edge Amanda Serrano by majority decision in their thrilling trilogy fight for supremacy.

Katie Taylor continues her dominance over Amanda Serrano as the Irish boxing star secured her third victory against the Puerto Rican Serrano, winning by majority decision Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

One judge scored the bout a 95-95 draw, while the other two judges scored it 97-93 in favor of Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs), who retained her undisputed welterweight title.

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Serrano (47-4-1, 31 KOs) remains the unified featherweight champion, but suffered her third loss to Taylor.

After two fiercely contested and exciting bouts that divided opinions on who deserved the victory, Taylor finally put some clear distance between herself and her rival.

The drama of the first 20 rounds, where both fighters seemed to drain each other with every punch, was absent this time.

Instead, they boxed like two future Hall of Famers in the twilight of their careers, seeking an easier path to victory, a stark contrast to the inferno of their first two meetings in April 2022 and November 2024.

After a tentative first round where neither fighter landed anything significant, Taylor found her rhythm in the second, keeping Serrano at bay with lateral movement and straight punches, while Serrano struggled to close the distance and land a power shot.

Taylor's confidence grew in the third as she found the range with double right hands – an effective attack against a southpaw. Serrano appeared a step behind Taylor midway through the fight, with Taylor landing accurate right hands to the head and body in the fourth.

The key to victory, which worked early, continued to work later: Taylor would double up on her right hand and then counter with a left before Serrano could respond.

Taylor added a new wrinkle to her game plan in the later rounds, landing a counter left hook when Serrano tried to reach her with the left cross. Serrano continued to pursue, although she rarely found a stationary target.

She never showed the desperation of a fighter behind on the scorecards, even in the later rounds, although both fought the tenth as though it was crucial for victory.

While the fight was not as thrilling as the first two, the event generated a fervent atmosphere, uniting two of New York boxing's most enthusiastic ethnic fan bases while providing an unprecedented platform for an all-female boxing card on Netflix.

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