US EditionAmanda Serrano’s Win Reignites Women’s Boxing’s Longest Debate Amid Backlash Despite Claressa Shields’ Praise for Tellez
Serrano won by unanimous decision over short-notice opponent Reina Tellez, pushing her record to 48-4-1 with 31 knockouts while protesting unequal women’s boxing rules.
- On Saturday, Amanda Serrano retained her WBO and WBA featherweight titles by unanimous decision in San Juan, defending in front of her home fans.
- Protesting the WBC's refusal to adopt three-minute rounds for women, Amanda Serrano vacated the WBC title, ending a potential unification with Tiara Brown.
- Reina Tellez accepted the fight on 15 days' notice and went the distance, while Erika Cruz was pulled from the card after an adverse drug-test finding, Cruz said, `'Me and my team knew she didn't want to fight me and tonight I confirmed that Amanda didn't want to fight someone like me.'`
- Serrano intends to remain at featherweight and could pursue a unification with Nina Meinke or face Jennifer Miranda in 2026, with her record now at 48-4-1 and 31 KOs.
- At 37, Amanda Serrano is pursuing record milestones, needing two knockouts to break Christy Martin's knockout record and two wins to reach 50 in the final stretch of her career.
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Puerto Rican champion defeated by unanimous decision Reina Téllez in a demanding fight at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum
The Puerto Rican retained her championships in her first fight in Puerto Rico since 2021.
In a controversial fight, Amanda Serrano defeated by unanimous decision Reina Téllez, yesterday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, in San Juan Puerto Rico; however, she failed to achieve her main goal: to tie the brand of knockouts in professional women's boxing, which belongs to American Christy Martin, with 32.
Amanda Serrano’s Win Reignites Women’s Boxing’s Longest Debate Amid Backlash Despite Claressa Shields’ Praise for Tellez
The plan was simple for Amanda Serrano as she returned to her homeland on Saturday night. And she executed it perfectly when she defended her titles at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan against Reina Tellez. However, when you are a seven-division champion, people expect more than just a decision win. Although Serrano convinced the judges to score the fight 98-92, 97-93, and 97-93, all in her favor, Tellez had her moments. She delivered a…
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