The time is almost here for an epic rematch between two of the sport’s best female boxers. Undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) will take on Puerto Rican great Amanda Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The match is scheduled as the co-main event between Jack Paul and Mike Tyson on a globally televised card. The card will be shown on Netflix, which has more than 270 million registered users worldwide.
The event reportedly broke a Texas combat sports record, nearly doubling the previous record held by Canelo Alvarez against Joe Saunders in 2021. His $9 million gate record has been broken by Jack Paul and Mike Tyson, with whom he is a newcomer. Registration mark at $17.8 million. Setting the stage for this historic rematch.
Katie Taylor, 38, is once again facing an opponent who pushed her over the edge. She came very close to being knocked out multiple times for the first time in her career. Serrano is also the opponent who landed the most punches against Taylor at 173. More than two years have passed since their first match, will Serrano be able to improve on her performance?
After that time Katie Taylor had two tough matches against Chantelle Cameron, losing the first and winning the rematch. Cameron showed his ability to expose Taylor by throwing over 200 jabs in the first match. Although they weren’t all connected, Taylor defended them by throwing them.
Cameron had great success throwing double and triple jabs and following up with effective combinations. Cameron was consistent and under pressure throughout the match. Serrano was pretty ineffective with her jab in the first match, landing only two punches in the match.
If Serrano improves in this area, it will allow him to be more efficient, create holes, and land multiple punch combinations. It should be relentless but apply smart pressure. This could be his last chance to make history, and he should take advantage and give it his all for the entire 20-minute match.
In the first match, Taylor took a lot of punishment by staying in the pocket and trading with Serrano. She is a warrior who loves to trade. If she does that in this match, it could cost her the match. In his second match against Cameron, Taylor lowered his defense by boxing out and reduced Cameron’s effectiveness.
Cameron wasn’t as agile or mobile as Taylor and struggled to hit targets on the move. Her output was half of what she had bowled in the first match, thus she also fell short. If Taylor sticks and moves, becoming a mobile target in the rematch, it will create offensive challenges for Serrano and reduce his effectiveness.
Taylor can’t play to Serrano’s strengths and trade with him. If she does, she might not be so lucky this time and triumph. Taylor hasn’t earned a knockout victory since 2019, so getting one against Serrano could be extremely difficult.
Source: Compubox
