When Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano finally entered the squared circle inside Madison Square Garden, the hype surrounding their boxing match was palpable.
With Taylor, the reigning WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight champion, putting all of her titles on the line against Serrano, the reigning WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight champion, fans were ready to witness history.
After 10 back-and-forth rounds, Taylor remained undefeated while successfully defending her undisputed crown.
Below is how the rest of the combat sports world reacted to the two women’s historic fight.
So happy women are headlining #msg but @Serranosisters won that fight ! No disrespect for real ! Nice job ladies ! Great fight !
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) May 1, 2022
Congratulations women’s boxing !
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) May 1, 2022
Respect ladies!!!!!!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 1, 2022
Hands down one of the highest level and best boxing fights I’ve ever seen!
#SerranoTaylor— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) May 1, 2022
Wow What A Fight! Amazing
— Mike Kimbel (@kimbelmike) May 1, 2022
Wow. I’ll have to watch again when i get home. Regardless, what an amazing fight between two amazing boxers. @Serranosisters @KatieTaylor So glad I was here to witness this.
— Mikaela Mayer (@MikaelaMayer1) May 1, 2022
Naaaaaaaaaah. That’s a BS score.
— Holly Lawson (@lilbearlawson) May 1, 2022
I just witnessed one of the best fights ever and in my humble opinion Katie pulled it off #TaylorSerrano
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 1, 2022
I just witnessed one of the best fights ever and in my humble opinion Katie pulled it off #TaylorSerrano
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 1, 2022
Jake might look like McGregor but the crowd never boo the Mac dog
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) May 1, 2022
Soooo the world just watched how to lose a million dollars. Congrats @EddieHearn .. @bisping … Sorry @jakepaul ps I’ll smash your fucking head in “anyweight”
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) May 1, 2022
