Katie Taylor BOOED after beating bloodied Amanda Serrano in stunning rematch

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano were renewing hostilities 2 years aft their archetypal combat became an instant classical astatine Maddison Square Garden

Katie Taylor retained her satellite titles with a thrilling triumph implicit a bloodied Amanda Serrano - but was booed retired of the ring.

Taylor edged retired Serrano 2 years agone successful an instant classical successful New York but the rivals had to hold for a spot connected the undercard of Mike Tyson's combat with Jake Paul connected Friday night. The combat was worthy the hold nevertheless arsenic Serrano overcame an horrendous chopped to perceive the last doorbell with Taylor deducted a constituent for starring with her head. Each of the 3 judges scored the combat to Taylor by a constituent arsenic the Irish prima retained her presumption arsenic the undisputed super-lightweight champion.

"Well, it's evidently hard to people the fight, but I knew it was an implicit slug fest successful there, an implicit war," said Taylor arsenic she was drowned retired by jeers. "Thank God I won this fight, congratulations to Amanda. She's a fantastic fighter. I deliberation we agreed to 12 3 infinitesimal rounds successful our adjacent fight. The triple is on.

"That's what a boxer does, we bid to retrieve from those moments. Any punch tin alteration a combat one boxing. She's a hard puncher, she's a precise pugnacious interest and I prepared for that. I don't attraction if the commentary squad oregon the assemblage disagree with the result. The lone ones that substance are the judges astir the ring.

"I didn't hold with the constituent deduction. I surely wasn't warring dirty. Sometimes it gets soiled successful determination and you person to hole for those moments. This is an astonishing infinitesimal for women's boxing, we enactment connected a amusement for everybody."

Serrano started strongly, sending Taylor backmost into the ropes with a consecutive near manus successful the opening stages. The champion looked dazed but recovered to perceive the bell, lone for her challenger to resume her battle successful the 2nd session. Serrano looked calm and composed arsenic she methodically stalked Taylor astir the ring.

Taylor decided to propulsion caution to the upwind successful the 4th circular and combat occurrence with occurrence arsenic the 70,000 fans successful attendance were transported backmost to Madison Square Garden. Taylor punctuated the circular with successive near hands to permission Serrano with questions to answer.

Perhaps unsurprisingly the 5th stanza was a quieter matter but Taylor was looking the much composed arsenic Serrano, who by present was bleeding implicit her close eye, began to suffer her composure and pursuit the champion circular the ring.

Serrano's chopped had opened up severely by the sixth circular and she chopped a frustrated fig arsenic she was checked by the ringside doctor. The women were fixed the motion to continue, however, and Serrano sensed it was present oregon never.

Any doubts astir this combat surviving up to its predecessor had agelong since been vanquished arsenic Serrano fought backmost successful the seventh round, piling connected the pressure. The Puerto Rican's country had managed to stem the worst of the bleeding arsenic the challenger attempted to stamp her authorization connected the remaining rounds.

And she was handed a immense vantage erstwhile Taylor was deducted a constituent successful the eighth circular for starring with her caput having been warned earlier successful the session. The champion appeared to beryllium targeting Serrano's chopped which threatened to spill retired again.

The rivals were trading blows successful sync successful the penultimate circular arsenic they answered each other's blows instantly and with adjacent precision. The last circular was a happening of quality with neither pistillate giving an inch until the last bell, though Taylor came connected stronger successful the dying embers.

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