Boxing Taylor Serrano s history making return to MSG reflects women s progress

NEW YORK - Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will renew their rivalry this summer with womens boxing on the rise, as they get another big boost from streaming service Netflix with a historic all-female card on American sports most legendary stage.

Taylor and Serrano made history three years ago when they became the first women to headline a card at Madison Square Garden, widely considered at the time the biggest-ever fight in womens boxing.

This summer, they are doubling down with the first all-womens professional boxing card at the worlds most famous arena on July 11, with every fight an undisputed or unified championship bout.

This is your time to show the world what we are all about, to shut up these ignorant incumbents who say womens boxing doesnt belong here or for the new entrants who show no regard or respect for women, promoter Jake Paul said at a media event this week.

The social media influencer-turned-fighter clawed his way into the boxing sphere through a series of fights built for the headlines, both as a boxer and through his Most Valuable Promotions boxing promotions company.

Serrano became the first fighter to sign with MVP in 2021 and her 2024 fight against Taylor - the second in their eventual trilogy - was the penultimate bout on the card that Paul and boxing great Mike Tyson headlined.

Paul beat Tyson in a clunky intergenerational showdown but it was the fight between Puerto Rican sensation Serrano and Irishwoman Taylor that earned rave reviews from fans, as almost 50 million households tuned in for the co-main event on Netflix.

The third chapter in their trilogy does not kick off for months but the excitement is already building in New York, where the first day of ticket sales already surpassed the total ticket