Skip to main content
Gifts from The Morning Star
Taylor takes aim at Serrano ahead of third meeting
Katie Taylor (left) and Amanda Serrano during a press conference at The Leadenhall Building, London, February 7, 2022

KATIE TAYLOR says she has had enough of the “whining and complaining” from Amanda Serrano following their two tight showdowns.

The rivals came face to face at a press conference in New York on Wednesday ahead of their highly anticipated third bout this evening.

Taylor said: “The fact is, I am 2-0 against her. Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts.

“I’m just sick of the complaining and whining from your team.”

Taylor last defeated Serrano via unanimous decision in Texas in November, all three judges scoring the fight 95-94 in the Irish fighter’s favour.

But controversy erupted post-fight when the Puerto Rican star used her interview on Netflix to accuse Taylor of intentional headbutting.

“The only thing that matters is that I’m 2-0 against her,” Taylor told the press conference.

“I plan on staying unbeaten against her.”

Serrano and Taylor will meet for a third time at Madison Square Garden.

When asked what she planned on improving in the latest rematch, Seranno said: “I’m gonna use my head, but not the way it was used on me.

“We’re going to be smarter, work smarter.”

During their last fight, Serrano received a bad cut above her eye in the fourth round, which was attributed to an accidental headbutt.

Taylor was deducted a point in the eighth round after repeatedly being warned against leading with the head.

Serrano herself asked Taylor why she would opt to take a third fight and disrupt her winning streak.

“I’m taking the fight again because I love the challenge of this,” Taylor said.

“I don’t think it really matters that I’m 2-0, I just want to take the biggest challenges, the biggest fights.”

The pair’s November encounter was a brutal back-and-forth affair through 10 rounds, which mirrored their classic initial meeting at Madison Square Garden in 2022.

Taylor and Serrano embraced each other after the bell, but the heavily pro-Serrano crowd voiced their displeasure as the result was announced.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Amanda Anisimova during her Ladies' Singles match against Aryna Sabalenka on day eleven of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 10, 2025
Women’s tennis / 10 July 2025
10 July 2025
England's Owen Farrell (right) and Ben Earl before the Qatar Airways Lions Tour 2025 match at GIO Stadium Canberra, Australia, July 9, 2025
Men’s rugby union / 10 July 2025
10 July 2025

Kinghorn could still feature in tour despite knee injury

South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, in Stanford, Calif., June 30, 2019
Athletics / 10 July 2025
10 July 2025
Similar stories
Former boxer and trainer of John Hedges Ricky Hatton at the Copper Box Arena, London, May 17, 2025
Men’s boxing / 7 July 2025
7 July 2025
Katie Taylor (left) and Amanda Serrano pose for photos durin
Women’s boxing / 10 April 2025
10 April 2025
Daniel Dubois (left) and Joseph Parker during a press confer
Men's boxing / 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Mike Tyson lands a left to Jake Paul during their heavyweigh
Men’s Boxing / 17 November 2024
17 November 2024