Katie Taylor completes Amanda Serrano trilogy as S...

Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano by unanimous choice to defend the undisputed super-lightweight championship and full a clear sweep of three victories of their trilogy.

After their 10-round conflict for the WBO, WBC, IBF and WBA 140lb titles at Madison Sq. Backyard, Taylor was declared winner by scores of 97-93 on two of the judges’ playing cards, whereas the third had them even at 95-95.

It was the third-straight shut contest between the 2, after Taylor received a cut up choice of their first bout and a slim unanimous victory within the second.

Again in Madison Sq. Backyard, the positioning of their first struggle, Taylor improved her report to 25-1 (6) in a bout that may not have been as thrilling as their first two, however was equally virtually too near name.

Serrano, 47-4-1 (31), by no means actually harm Taylor on this event, anticipated to be the pair’s remaining struggle.

It was a festive environment in entrance of one other sold-out crowd of greater than 19,000 cut up between Irish and Puerto Rican followers with the historic enviornment internet hosting its first all-women’s card. Serrano was all smiles on a joyous ring stroll accompanied by the Knicks Metropolis Dancers.

There have been barely any significant punches within the first spherical. By the third they have been buying and selling photographs and each have been touchdown flurries. However Serrano appeared to struggle extra cautiously than she had earlier than in opposition to Taylor, holding her distance, maybe cautious of clashing heads which had left her reduce of their second struggle.

Taylor seemed to regulate the centre of the ring and landed some good counter photographs as she drew Serrano onto her.

A number of rounds might have gone both means because the struggle constructed to a tense climax, Serrano coming ahead extra and forcing Taylor right into a nook within the fifth spherical, however the champion fought her means out.

Taylor was marked beneath the suitable eye within the eighth, however edged the ultimate two rounds to safe the decision.

Ruling out a fourth assembly with the Puerto Rican, Taylor was cagey about whether or not she would proceed to struggle.

“I do not know, I simply do not need to struggle Amanda Serrano once more. She punches too laborious,” she mentioned after the bout.

“I’ve an enormous ton of respect for Amanda, she’s such a warrior. It is a pleasure to share a hoop along with her.

“Now we have made historical past thrice. We’re historical past makers endlessly.

“I believed I used to be boxing very good, she wasn’t capable of catch me very a lot tonight. Nevertheless it’s all the time shut in opposition to Amanda.”

Serrano mirrored she’d tried to work “smarter not more durable” this time in opposition to Taylor.

“We tried to stick with the lengthy punches and one twos,” she mentioned, “and it simply wasn’t sufficient.”

Savannah Marshall suffered a shock defeat on her return to boxing. After a sojourn in MMA, Marshall, previously an undisputed super-middleweight champion, misplaced to Shadasia Inexperienced in an IBF and WBO title unification at 168lbs.

The choice was cut up. One choose awarded the struggle 96-93 to Marshall however America’s Inexperienced was awarded the decision 95-94 and 96-93 by the opposite judges regardless of a degree deduction for holding.

Ellie Scotney ended Mexican Yamileth Mercado’s six-year reign as WBC super-bantamweight world champion with a complete unanimous verdict.

The 27-year-old from Catford added the WBC title to her IBF and WBO crowns with a 100-90, 98-82 and 98-82 choice win.

England’s Chantelle Cameron, a former two-weight world champion, had a cushty unanimous factors choice over Jessica Camara, whereas Ramla Ali returned to the ring after a 12 months out with a tighter unanimous verdict over Lila Furtado.

American Alycia Baumgardner retained her undisputed super-featherweight title with a unanimous choice over Spain’s Jennifer Miranda.