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Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January

Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January

Summary

Amanda Serrano will fight Skye Falzon in San Juan on 9 January, defending her WBA and WBO featherweight titles in what she says will be the final bout of her professional career. Serrano will also have a chance to break the women’s knockout record before retiring.

Key Facts

  • The fight will take place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
  • Serrano is 38 and has a professional record of 50 wins, four losses and one draw.
  • Serrano has won world titles in seven weight divisions and is the only Puerto Rican boxer to become an undisputed world champion.
  • The bout, called The Last Walk, is scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds.
  • Falzon, 37, has won 12 of her 14 professional fights, including seven by knockout.
  • Serrano needs a knockout to pass Christy Martin’s record of 32, after failing to do so in her latest fight.
  • Serrano’s latest bout was a majority-decision win over Lucrecia Manzur, giving her her 50th professional victory.
  • Serrano lost all three fights in her rivalry with Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
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