Undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs), and unified featherweight world champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs) will fight for a third time on Friday, July 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City(Netflix), MVP Promotions announced Thursday.
Taylor-Serrano 3 headlines the first-ever all women’s professional boxing card at MSG.
In addition, Taylor-Serrano 3 marks the third chapter in one of boxing’s fiercest rivalries, pitting the sport’s two biggest female stars against each other once more in a women’s super lightweight undisputed championship fight contested over 10, two-minute rounds.
Their first clash in April 2022, which Taylor won by split decision, made history as the first women’s fight to headline Madison Square Garden. Their rematch at AT&T Stadium in November 2024, on the undercard of Jake Paul-Mike Tyson, also ended in a close split decision.
“I’m 2 and 0 against Amanda but it’s obviously a very special rivalry that delivers every time we step in the ring so I think it’s only right that we have the trilogy,” Taylor said in press release. “The atmosphere for the first fight there was amazing and I’m sure it won’t be any different this time around. The numbers that got to see the last fight in November were incredible so hopefully those people will all want to tune in for the trilogy fight as well and we can deliver another great fight.”
Serrano, who signed a lifetime contract with MVP Promotions, is excited to fight Taylor again, but she wanted the fight to have three minute rounds.
“I promised my fans they would see this trilogy, and I’m incredibly grateful that we get to complete our journey where it all began — at Madison Square Garden, live on Netflix for the world to see,” Serrano said. “I’m disappointed that Katie Taylor did not keep her word and make the trilogy 12 three-minute rounds, equal to the men. This is a record-setting payday for both of us, and we owed it to the fans to honor the handshake deal we made. and never stop chasing their dreams.”
The complete undercard for Taylor-Serrano 3 will be announced at a later date.
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