By: Sean Crose
Their first two bouts had been awarded “Combat of the 12 months” by Boxing Insider in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Now Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor are going to sq. off for the third time. Certainly, the rubber match will go down July eleventh at Madison Sq. Backyard. The bout will probably be streamed dwell on Netflix. It is going to be fascinating to see how a lot every fighter has left in her after the primary two wars. Positive sufficient, there have been moments within the rematch that had been paying homage to the primary spherical of the epic Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns struggle of 1985. Each the 24-1 Taylor and the 47-3-1 Serrano have put to mattress as soon as and for all of the notion that ladies can’t have interaction in excessive stakes ring fight in addition to males can.
Once more, although, what do these fighters have left? Taylor gained the primary struggle. Serrano gained the rematch. It solely is sensible that the 2 warriors ought to meet once more. Each girls, nonetheless, at the moment are nearer to forty than they’re to thirty. That isn’t to say they gained’t carry out to the perfect of their talents, nevertheless it’s price remembering these are excessive stage and excessive octane fighters. Some fighters can defy age, however these two have given all the things they’ve had within the ring twice. Think about Hagler and Hears battling not solely twice, however thrice.
Ought to every girl be at her greatest, nonetheless, there’s little doubt followers can stay up for a battle. Neither fighter is aware of how you can again down. It’s blood and guts all the way in which with these two fighters. Every faces adversity with a Pattonesque aptitude, which is what makes their battles so entertaining. There are those that use their skills to the perfect of their talents after which there are those that truly attempt to stretch past their talents in an try to achieve the elegant. So it’s with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.
It’s solely becoming that this third match go down in Madison Sq. Backyard, residence of the primary Taylor-Serrano bout. For starters, New York Metropolis has big Irish and Puerto Rican populations. What’s extra, MSG is essentially the most legendary boxing host on the planet. It solely is sensible at this level that Taylor and Serrano get again to the place the place it began. Right here’s hoping for fireworks and for nobody sustaining severe harm this July eleventh in New York.
“I’m coming to do what I all the time do give it my all,” Serrano acknowledged on social media Thursday. “Hopefully the Judges get it proper though I’ve different intentions this time!”
In fact, Taylor might have one thing to say about that.
