Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul have formed a bond as boxer and promoter. The two will now compete on the same card on Saturday, with Serrano defending her WBO, IBF and WBA featherweight titles against Nina Meinke in the main event from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paul will be in the chief support bout facing Ryan Bourland in cruiserweight action.
Serrano vs. Meinke will be a 12-round fight with three-minute rounds as Serrano looks to continue her quest to compete under the same rules that apply to male boxers. Her pursuit led to vacating the WBC title, and thus status as undisputed champion, when the WBC continued to refuse to sanction women’s fights featuring either three-minute rounds or 12 total rounds.
Serrano has only suffered a single defeat since April 2014. She dropped a split decision to undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor in one of the biggest — and best — fights in women’s boxing history in 2022. Since that defeat, Serrano has ripped off four straight victories, all back at featherweight.
In Meinke, Serrano faces a legitimate challenger on a six-fight winning streak. Meinke has fought for a world title once before, losing to Sarah Mahfoud for the IBF featherweight belt in 2022. Mahfoud’s…
