An unbeaten and outspoken winner against a challenger who has won world titles in a shocking seven branches. They fight in their home city, in one of boxing’s most famous venues, in the apex of their careers after previously vowing never to step in the ring against each other.
Heather Hardy vs Amanda Serrano is really a stunning fight the finest women’s boxing match. The winner has an agreement to face the darling of battling, Katie Taylor .
All these are the Joshuas, the Wilders, the Furys of the game of these women and also to have Serrano and Hardy share a ring tonight can be a moment.
“That is as good as it gets. They have carried the torch. But we’re only starting to crack open – now it is time to knock down the door,” said their promoter Lou DiBella.
“These women can just do so much to chip away at the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling has to be brokeninto They deserve fairness and this is really a step in the ideal direction.
“They’re trailblazers. The world is going to see what the women can perform.”
WBO featherweight champion Hardy first turned to a gym nine decades ago as a mother and a recent divorcee. She left and turned pro at 2012 that the Olympics permitted women’s boxing along with Britain’s Nicola Adams became the first gold medallist. Hardy is unbeaten in 23 expert fights and, aged 37 will have a struggle of the consequence that she deserves.
Importantly she has become the most outspoken critic – tonight’s struggle is going to be a career-high money back for herself and for Serrano.
“I’ve been known as the girl who’s constantly talking about pay and equality,” she said. “That’s no reflection of just how grateful I am for where I’m.
“At Madison Square Garden I was crying with my mother, saying:’We made it’.”
Serrano and hardy are both Brooklyn girls. Hardy’s fights All have been in New York. The acquaintances promised to not battle with each other the decoration for doing so became too tempting to turn down. That day is today and the decoration is the legacy, your money and the opportunity to face Taylor that is next – it might be well worth placing friendship aside .
Puerto Rico-born Serrano has some history with Taylor. Ireland’s premier fighter conquer the Serrano sister, Cindy.
Amanda Serrano’s stats weigh up with any male fighter. She has won world championships in seven weight categories (which includes lightweight, where Taylor has every major belt, along with the division above).
“[Amanda Serrano] is among the greatest battles on the market,” Taylor told Sky Sports earlier this year. “People have spoken about that fight for several decades.
“She’s very good – a seven-weight entire world winner, a southpaw, and she’s explosive. That is an exciting fight.”
Promoter DiBella included:”Amanda is your Arturo Gatti, the Micky Wardthe blood and guts warrior of women’s boxing”
A Superwoman t-shirt was worn by serrano this week , like Hardy, has fought and won in MMA. Her only loss in 38 bouts has been in Frida Wallberg’s home country of Sweden through decision. She’s a fighter and the Taylor fight would be huge.
“It’s not unusual anymore to get a women’s battle on a card” Taylor represented earlier this year following a thunderous success over Delfine Persoon in Madison Square Garden to become undisputed winner.
“Boundaries have been broken over the last few years – not just with myself, but in addition by Nicola Adams, Claressa Shields so many fighters who came before us, as well, like Jane Couch.”
A esteem is between them although these women are out for themselves to earn supremacy – that the biggest combat some of them will ever possess, to elevate women’s boxing on the stage that it deserves, can simply be won together.
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