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The third time is the charm – or at least that’s what Amanda Serrano will hope for when she takes over Katie Taylor on Friday July 11th at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Serrano lost the first two matches against its opponent with disputed decisions in 2022 and 2024 and now hopes to claim a victory for herself and has ever seen the greatest boxing of women.
Most valuable offers (MVP) have taken all stops to make sure this is not just another trilogy race. In fact, this card is going to break a Guinness World Record for most world championship zones ever disputed in a single race or female card.
A stunning 17 world titles will be on the line on five high-stakes matchups, all with consolidated or undisputed women’s league matches and all live on Netflix.
This event is huge and it is great to see so many of the top women’s fighters competing in the card. While this is satisfactory, I can only point out the absence of the biggest female fighter in history, Claresa Shields, the undisputed champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn and the champion Welterweight Mikaela Mayer. If they were all in action that would have made this important event even more than a must-see.
The evening evening is Taylor, the undisputed extremely light champion, taking over the Serrano, consolidated champion Featherweight. Their struggle will be disputed more than 10 rounds of two minutes for Taylor’s undisputed crown at 140 pounds. It is a race that defines inheritance for both competitors-and sets the tone for the whole card.
Here’s a look at the full card and the display of information.
Date: Friday July 11th
Time: 6pm et
Watch: Netflix
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York
- Katie Taylor (24-1-0) vs. Amanda Serrano (47-3-1): 10 rounds-for the undisputed women’s championship of Taylor’s Junior Welterweight Championship
- Alycia Baumgardner (15-1) against Jennifer Miranda (12-0-0): 10 rounds-for the undisputed female light championship of Baumgardner women
- Savannah Marshall (13-1-0) vs. Shadasia Green (15-1-0): 10 rounds-for Marshall’s Super Middleweight
- Ellie Scotney (10-0-0) vs Yamileth Mercado (24-3-0): 10 rounds-for Scotney’s Featherweight Titles
- Cherneka Johnson (17-2-0) vs. Shurretta Metcalf (14-4-1): 10 Rounds-for the IBF Women’s Bantamweight
- Chandelle Cameron (20-1-0) vs. Jessica Camara (14-4-1): 10 rounds-for the intermediate junior Welterweight of WBC Women’s Cameron
- Ramla Ali (9-2-0) vs. Lila Furtado (11-2-0): Eight Rounds-Junior Featherweight
- Tamm Thibeault (2-0-0) vs. Mary Casamassa (6-0-0): Eight Rounds-Middleweight, per Box
While Serrano and Taylor will be well offset for this race and could easily win the $ 250,000 bonus for top performance, the pressure is in the serrano.
Her inheritance as one of the best is rock solid, but will undoubtedly be a tier under Taylor when everything is said and made if it falls again – no matter the dispute around the decision.
Victory and doing it definitively is seemingly its only choice to gain real ground in their order. Serrano is 36 and Taylor is 39. This could easily be the last time one of them goes up in the ring to compete. There are many in the line.
Regardless of the result, it will not be surprised to see both women retiring in the ring. They have both made their role in lifting women in the sport, and Undercard is full of women such as Baumgardner who are seemingly ready and willing to move on to the next level.
I would also watch the social media for comments from shields and crews-dezurn. Something tells me that they will be heard by the festivities.
