KATIE TAYLOR failed to adjacent the publication connected her rivalry with Amanda Serrano acknowledgment to a arguable triumph successful their undisputed lightweight rematch.
The brace took portion successful arguably the greatest-ever combat successful the history of women's boxing astatine Madison Square Garden 2 years ago.
Pride of Ireland Taylor got the motion successful the historical Madison Square Garden melee, which combat fans wanted the brace to instantly tally back.
Many thought the Irishwoman was talented the triumph against the seven-division champion.
And they thought the aforesaid happening aft the judges controversially handed the Bray bruiser a unanimous determination triumph connected the undercard of Mike Tyson's circus clash with Jake Paul.
A crestfallen and chopped Serrano said: "I knew if it went to the judges, it was going to beryllium a spot shady.
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"But listen, I came present and I chose to beryllium large and I went up 3 divisions. I dared to beryllium large tonight."
Round eleven was a overmuch much cagey matter than the chaotic last stanza astatine MSG successful April 2022, which lives agelong successful the memory.
But Serrano tried to enactment the champion connected the backmost ft by advancing aboriginal and moving down the jab.
Taylor was each excessively blessed to run connected the backmost ft arsenic she looked to enactment her mode into range.
And she landed a beauteous antagonistic close arsenic Serrano tried to enactment her backmost against the corner.
But slick southpaw Serrano rocked the champion with a immense overhand near seconds earlier the stanza.
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Serrano went successful for the termination but the doorbell stopped her from being capable to onshore immoderate follow-up shots.
A rasping consecutive close from the champion drew a large absorption from the assemblage 30 seconds into the second.
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Taylor started unleashing punches successful bunches midway done the circular but seemed to beryllium struggling to woody with the pace.
Serrano looked to march Taylor down again aboriginal successful the 3rd but the wily seasoned negated her power-punch-heavy attack with frustrating clinches and slick counters earlier circling retired of range.
Puerto Rican unit continued to physique successful the 4th but Taylor matched the hellacious blows with combinations successful tight.
There was a little intermission to the enactment aft an accidental clash of heads near Serrano with a chopped to the broadside of her head.
And she closed the circular with a nasty assemblage changeable to the midsection of the champion which made the fans successful attendance wince.
Serrano continued to stalk Taylor successful the 5th and looked to find a location for the aforesaid overhand near that rocked the pridefulness of Ireland successful the first.
Taylor looked hesitant to conscionable occurrence with occurrence and lucifer Serrano's unit aboriginal successful the sixth.
Serrano's chopped appeared to detonate midway done the circular pursuing different accidental headbutt and sparked fears the contention would beryllium called off.
But the ringside doc deemed her eligible to continue, overmuch to the delight of the 78,000 fans successful attendance astatine Cowboys Stadium.
Serrano wasn't deterred by her crimson disguise and continued to propulsion guardant successful pursuit of a knockout.
Both women worked their adjacent scope and soiled boxing successful the seventh, unleashing punches successful bunches successful what turned into different warfare of attrition.
But she was fortunate not to person a constituent taken disconnected her aft erstwhile again headbutting the gaping wound.
Sensing the tide was against her, Taylor began to property guardant and started throwing aggregate combinations.
And she cracked the dome of Serrano with 2 hard close hooks that would've dropped immoderate mean human.
And the referee opted to instrumentality distant a important constituent distant from the Irishwoman.
An unthinkable roar from the fans successful attendance lit the bluish interaction insubstantial for a chaotic last round.
Both women dug into the depths of their souls to unleash laboured punches and effort to unafraid a historical victory.
Taylor landed the amended shots earlier successful the circular and stung Serrano with a immense close hook seconds earlier the last bell.
Both women received a rapturous circular of applause aft the last doorbell and had looks of interest connected their faces arsenic they awaited the judges' scorecards.
The full assemblage expected Serrano to person her manus raised. But they were each near flabbergasted erstwhile Taylor was announced arsenic the victor courtesy of 95-93 scorecards.
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