The biggest battle in all women’s boxing takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, tonight (Saturday, April 30, 2022), when the undisputed lightweight queen, Katie Taylor, faces seven-division champion Amanda. Serrano, live streaming in DAZN pay-per-view (PPV).
MMAmania.com will broadcast Taylor’s main event against Serrano LIVE below. The broadcast of the main card starts on DAZN at 19:30 ET, while Taylor and Serrano are expected to walk around 22:15 ET (streaming here).
The match was originally scheduled for 2020, but eventually fell apart due to the COVID pandemic. Talks revived last year after Serrano left longtime promoter Lou DiBella in favor of signing with Jake Paul, and now we are just hours away from crowning the best boxer on the planet.
The map will also see the combined super middleweight champions François Crews-Desourne and Elin Sederoos vying for undisputed status, Liam Smith will face Jesse Vargas in a long-running match, Olympic gold medalist Galal Jaffa met Miguel Kartahe. Austin “Ammo” Williams faces Chordale Booker in a clash of invincible prospects.
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano – Taylor Def. Serrano with split decision (94-96, 97-93, 96-93Liam Smith vs. Jesse Vargas – Smith defeats Vargas by TKO in 0:41 of Round 10 (99-91 x2, 97-93) Galal Jafai vs. Miguel Cartagena – Jafai beat Cartagena from RTD at 3:00 in the second round Austin Williams vs. Chordale Booker – Williams beat Booker by TKO at 2:25 from round one
Undisputed lightweight championship: Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano
First round: Serrano progresses, eats a combination in the corner. Heavy exchange. Halfway. They trade on the left. Taylor to the right. Large overland left by Serrano. A combo from the counter lands for Taylor, who slips away from the back shot of the body. Another exchange on the left. 10-9 Taylor.
Second round: Straight from Taylor. Serrano intervenes and they hit each other in the clinch. Shot of Serrano’s body. Taylor cracks it with some straight rights. Halfway. Counter 3-2 from Taylor, 1-2 from Serrano. Taylor checked hook, more pressure than Serrano. Taylor handles things on his hind legs. Right right connects. Taylor left hook, hit Serrano’s body and 1-1-2. 10-9, 20-18 Taylor.
Third round: Serrano is still trying to make his way inside. Taylor is doing well with her. Good exchange in the corner, clinch in the middle. Led exactly by Taylor. Another. Solid left of Serrano, peak of Taylor in return, clinch. Taylor 1-2, low-high 2-3. Serrano stabs the body and eats the left hook. Another exchange on the left. Overend, left by Serrano, then exchanged after the bell, as the referee could not hear him. 10-9, 30-27 Taylor.
Fourth round: Hit for Serrano. Contra with two figures from Taylor, Serrano opens in the corner until she is caught. Heavy exchanges inside. Clinch trade. Taylor to the body. Halfway. Firm rights by Taylor, led by Serrano. Big blows from Taylor. She still rejects Serrano, although commentators are annoyed. 10-9, 40-36 Taylor.
Fifth round: Good exchange of ropes. Serrano tears the body apart, Taylor returns with huge combinations of the head. Serrano is doing his best job in the battle here. They get him out. In the middle of the circle. Taylor is definitely hurt and Serrano pours it. Taylor ties up. Body kick, uppercut, right hook, all landing for Serrano. Taylor wants to come back with her. 10-9 Serrano, 49-46 Taylor.
Sixth round: Serrano enters, gets a clinch, trying to open in the corner. Commercial heat. Taylor strikes hard, but her legs don’t look great. Hard right hands land on her as I say this. Clinch. Halfway. Taylor hit the body, landed hard to the right. Serrano straight to the left, receding slightly to the right. Brutal counter by Taylor. Clinch. Serrano is looking to land inside. Brutal exchanges. 10-9, 59-55 Taylor.
Round 7: Solid right hands land for Taylor. Halfway. Serrano goes to the body, eats two pieces. Taylor 3-2. Serrano right to left. Body Strike, 2-1. Taylor hits her with a blow from above. A good rope exchange, led by Taylor. Serrano to the body. 10-9 Serrano, 68-65 Taylor.
Round 8: Taylor’s early combined work. Serrano still enters, enters the right hand. More Taylor counters. They tie up and hit each other with short strokes in the middle. Hard 1-2-3 from Taylor. They trade on ropes. Quick exchange, long straight from Taylor. Serrano hits the body from the inside. 10-9, 78-74 Taylor.
Ninth round: Taylor increases the output, landing combinations. Serrano enters, gets a clinch. Taylor continues to pull her out. Hard counter exactly from Taylor. Halfway. 2-1, clinch. The Serrano doesn’t show as much volume and lacks a lot, although it still makes some solid punches. There is some work on the body in the clinch. Taylor pushed her with his right hand in return. Good 3-2 by swapping. 10-9, 88-83 Taylor.
Round 10: Serrano enters as they continue to trade. Clinch, exchange of rest. Big left hooks from Taylor when Serrano opens. Taylor 3-2 in the middle. Taylor binds when Serrano tries to push. Both are connected as they separate. Long combinations from Taylor, Serrano tries to respond to the body. Brutal footage from Taylor. Serrano tries to answer. Monster strikes in the center to end the battle. 10-9, 98-92 Taylor.
Final result: Taylor def. Serrano with a separate solution
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