NEW YORK — Amanda Serrano could only enjoy her decision victory over Erika Cruz for the undisputed featherweight title for about 30 seconds on Saturday. That’s the reality. Even before Serrano could step out of the ring with all the belts for the first time, her anticipated rematch with Katie Taylor was announced.
Serrano will travel to Ireland to fight Taylor on May 20 in a rematch of the best women’s fight in boxing history, something that was talked about from an hour or so after the first fight ended at Madison Square Garden on April 30 last year.
This has always been the path, the course for Taylor and for Serrano.
Serrano wanted this first — wanted to become undisputed first — before she entertained fighting Taylor again. Actually, she wanted this to happen before the first fight with Taylor, but the scenario was too great for her to pass up — and Taylor and Serrano had been circling each other for years at that point.
