Two female boxers, undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor will fight with seven-weight champion Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Since 140-year history, this will be the first time two female boxers will be headlining at the ‘World’s Most Famous Arena’ which has been tagged a fitting venue for a battle between the best in the world.
While anticipating the fight the which fight which will be televised exclusively by DAZN starting at 7:30 p.m. ET, Taylor, 35, spoke to CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. She said,
“I think this is one of those history making fights. Male or female, the sport hasn’t seen a fight like this before,”
“I feel like after Saturday night, people are going to be talking about myself and Amanda Serrano in years and years to come.”
Meanwhile, the expectation from boxing enthusiasts and fans have transcended to comments from both ESPN and DAZN. They further stated that Taylor ranked first and Serrano second pound-for-pound.
Interestingly, since 2008, when Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez, this will be boxing’s first fight between the pound-for-pound No. 1 and No. 2
Speaking further, Taylor said, “We’re two great champions in our prime and it’s going to make for such an amazing fight,”
“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. I just can’t wait for it.”
