Three of Amanda Serrano’s four losses were against Katie Taylor
Three of Amanda Serrano’s four losses were against Katie Taylor
Amanda Serrano equalled the record for the most knockouts in women’s boxing history with a second-round stoppage of Cheyenne Hanson in Texas to retain her WBA and WBO featherweight titles.
The American dominated the encounter and, having pinned Germany’s Hanson, 28, in the corner, unloaded a flurry of unanswered punches that lead to the fight being waved off in El Paso, Texas.
The 37-year-old, who now has 32 wins by knockout, was the first fighter to stop Hanson inside the distance.
In the co-main event, former UFC star Holly Holm was again narrowly defeated by Stephanie Han to miss out on claiming the WBA lightweight title.
One judge scored it even at 95-95, but the other two saw it 96-94 for the undefeated champion.
Prior to the fight, Holm said she wanted to make a statement and then challenge Taylor in Ireland, but instead it was Han who called for that fight.
“The next fight I want, and I know every fighter wants it, is Katie Taylor,” Han said ringside.
On the undercard, Desley Robinson retained her IBF and WBO middleweight titles by winning a wide unanimous decision against Mary Spencer, while Mexican Lourdes Juarez retained her WBC light-flyweight title with a split decision against Yokasta Valle.
Elsewhere, O’Shaquie Foster impressed to beat Raymond Ford by a majority decision to retain his WBC super-featherweight title at the Fertitta Center, Houston.
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