Taylor, who won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, stays undefeated and improves her career record to 21-0 and six knockouts. The 35-year-old also successfully defended her women’s lightweight titles in the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC.
Serrano’s record now stands at 42-2-1 and 30 knockouts. She has earned world titles across seven weight classes ranging from 115 to 140 pounds. Last year, Serrano, 33, successfully defended her WBO and WBC featherweight titles.
“We’re two great champions in our prime and it’s going to make for such an amazing fight,” Taylor said. “I think stylistically we might do very, very well together. She’s obviously a very, very aggressive fighter and so am I. So, I think it’s going to be a very, very exciting fight.”
The match marked the first time two women were headlining at the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” It was also the boxing’s first fight between the pound-for-pound No. 1 and No. 2 since 2008, when Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez.
As a long-time pioneer in the sport, Taylor said her own success isn’t enough, saying she also wants other women boxers to be elevated.
“I feel like we have covered a lot of ground over the last few years in terms of the paycheck and the purses, but I still feel like we still have a long way to go as well,” she told CNN.
“It’s not okay that myself and Amanda are just the ones that are getting the big paychecks, but that has to carry over onto the other female fighters as well and I hope that can happen.”
Saturday’s match was originally scheduled to be held May 2, 2020, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
