Katie Taylor wins another controversial decision over Amanda Serrano in rematch

More controversy between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, but Taylor is officially 2-0 against her rival.

Katie Taylor once again beat Amanda Serrano tonight in Arlington, Tex., retaining her undisputed super lightweight championship in another controversial decision.

All three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor.

This was not quite the barnburner that their 2022 bout at Madison Square Garden was, but there was a lot of good action, and this time a lot of the controversy is going to come from the tactics of Taylor (24-1, 6 KO), who led with her head and held pretty frequently, resulting in a nasty cut on the eyelid of Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KO).

Taylor — who also had a cut on her own eyelid from the head clashes — had a point deducted in round eight, at a poiint when it might have actually been unfair to take it from her.

The Irish star said that she is open to a third fight with her rival, and that she would do the rule set that Serrano has championed, but did not have this evening.

“I think we’ll agree to 12, three-minute rounds for our next fight, the (trilogy) is on,” Taylor said. Tonight’s bout was held under typical women’s boxing rules of 10, two-minute rounds for a championship.

Asked if she felt Taylor’s headbutting was intentional, Serrano said that she felt it was, noting that Taylor does this “in every fight.”

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