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Katie Taylor’s controversial points decision victory over Amanda Serrano was greeted with boos at AT&T Stadium on Friday as the Irish boxer retained her status as light welterweight world champion.

Fight as a co-main event before Fight between Mike Tyson and Jake PaulTaylor and Serrano delivered another classic encounter in their long-awaited rematch, having last fought in 2022.

Serrano from Puerto Rico was the main aggressor in the fightlanding more punches than Taylor, although the Irish fighter countered successfully at times.

In the face of Serrano’s onslaught, Taylor frequently ducked to move her head close to her opponent’s, and in the fourth round their heads collided causing a large cut above Serrano’s right eye, which to the flow of blood for the 36 years. the old man’s face as the fight continued.

Taylor, 38, was awarded a point in the eighth round for a head kick and to most it looked like Serrano had done enough to avenge his loss to Taylor just over two years ago in Madison Square Garden.

But to the surprise of Serrano and nearly everyone in attendance, all three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor.

As Taylor celebrated and Serrano stood with a look of disbelief on her face in the ring, the fans at AT&T Stadium booed the decision.

After the fight, Taylor said he didn’t “care” about the negativity he was getting for the result and insisted he “definitely wasn’t fighting dirty”.

“I did not agree with the deduction of points. It gets rough out there… It was an absolute war, a war,” she told Netflix. “This is an amazing time in women’s boxing.
Thank God for another amazing fight.”

In her post-fight interview, Serrano said she “100%” believed the head kicks were intentional on Taylor’s part, also explaining the damage a serious cut can take.

“I knew if I went to the judges, it was going to be a little iffy,” she told Netflix. “I chose to be great. I climbed three divisions. It is what it is… I’m the featherweight champion. I want to be great and fight only the best.

“Every time you get a cut, it bothers you. You have blood in your eye, it hurts, she kept headbutting me, but we knew that from the beginning of the first fight,” she added.

“That’s what they do, not just my fight, she did it with Chantelle Cameron.
Listen, I’m a Boricua. I’m going to die in this ring no matter what, no matter how many cuts I have on my face.”

Serrano later expressed his surprise at the result on social media, writing on X: “I got 107 more punches, she got a point and we lost 95-94 lmfao.”

In the other main event, YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul defeated former heavyweight champion Tyson by unanimous decision.