Photos: Katie Taylor wins third fight against Amanda Serrano

Katie Taylor walked away with the win in her trilogy fight with Amanda Serrano on July 11, live on Netflix. The contest headlined the all-women’s card held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As with their first two bouts, the pair went the full distance. Taylor won their first fight in April 2022 by split decision and a rematch last November by unanimous decision. The third showdown ended with a majority decision, with judges scoring it 97-93, 95-95, and 97-93.

With the victory, Ireland’s two-division undisputed champion Katie Taylor retained her super lightweight title, marking her second successful championship defense. The 39-year-old improved to 25-1, 6 KOs, and secured her third win in a row.

Seven-division champion Amanda Serrano of Puerto Rico didn’t succeed in her attempt to avenge two previous defeats and claim the undisputed title in her second weight class. The 36-year-old dropped to 47-4-1, 31 KOs, suffering her second straight defeat.

On Taylor vs Serrano 3 undercard

In the co-main event, Alycia Baumgardner (16-1, 7 KOs) of Fremont, Ohio defeated Jennifer Miranda (12-1, 1 KO) of Spain by unanimous decision. After 10 rounds, the judges scored the fight 98-92, 98-92, and 97-93. With the victory, Baumgardner retained her undisputed super featherweight title.

Among other Taylor vs Serrano 3 results, Shadasia Green (16-1, 11 KOs) of Patterson, NJ defeated Savannah Marshall (13-2, 10 KOs) by split decision to become a two-belt unified super middleweight champion. Green retained her WBO title and claimed the IBF belt. Two judges scored the fight 95-94 and 96-93 for Green, while one judge had it 96-93 for Marshall.

Kicking off the main card, Ellie Scotney (11-0) of England earned a unanimous decision over Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado (24-4, 5 KOs) with scores of 100-90, 98-92, and 98-92. Scotney became a three-belt unified super bantamweight champion, retaining her IBF and WBO titles and claiming the WBC strap.

On Taylor vs Serrano 3 prelims

Among the prelims, Australia-based Cherneka Johnson (18-2, 7 KOs) of New Zealand defeated Shurretta Metcalf (14-5-1, 2 KOs) of Dallas, TX via TKO, claiming the undisputed bantamweight title. The referee stopped the fight at the beginning of the ninth round. Johnson retained her WBA belt, claimed Metcalf’s IBF title, and won the vacant WBC and WBO belts.

British two-division champion Chantelle Cameron (14-1, 10 KOs) defeated Jessica Camara (14-5-1, 3 KOs) of Canada by unanimous decision. With the victory, Cameron retains her interim WBC super lightweight title. The scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 99-91.

Somalian-British former title challenger Ramla Ali (10-2, 2 KOs) defeated Brazil’s Lila Furtado (11-3, 2 KOs) via a controversial unanimous decision. The judges scored the eight-round super bantamweight fight 77-75, 77-75, and 78-74.

In the event opener, Tammara Thibeault (3-0, 2 KOs) of Canada dominated and stopped Mary Casamassa (6-1, 1 KO) of Pittsburgh, PA at middleweight. The referee called it a day at 2:18 into the fifth round following a barrage of punches from Thibeault, who also scored a knockdown in the opening round.