ORLANDO, Fla. — They both, in their own ways, sensed it was time for the next chapter of women’s boxing. Amanda Serrano when she started floating the idea for three-minute rounds and Danila Ramos when she agreed to fight the undisputed featherweight champion.
Sometimes changes happen in sold-out iconic arenas, in the largest atmospheres one can provide. Other times they happen on a Friday night, in a sold-out 3,500-seat ballroom in the middle of Florida. But the key is progress.
The reverberations of what Serrano and Ramos did — opting to fight 12, three-minute rounds instead of the usual 10, two-minute rounds for women’s title fights — outweighed the eventual outcome of Serrano defeating Ramos by unanimous decision to retain her IBF, WBO and WBA titles. This fight showed women can be equal in rounds and minutes and type of fights.
“This is history,” Serrano said. “We made history together and I’m just excited to see the future of women’s boxing.”
Serrano understood the pressures going in, much like she did a year ago when she fought Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden as…
