Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Katie Taylor defends her undisputed light-welterweight titles in a rematch against seven-division Amanda Serrano in the co-main event of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul card in Texas this weekend. Taylor and Serrano made history when they became the first women to headline a boxing event at Madison Square Garden in 2022 when they fought for the undisputed lightweight crown. In a close fight, watched by a sell-out crowd of over nineteen thousand, Katie Taylor won a split-decision victory in New York. The closely contested bout immediately threw up talk of a rematch, which was finally added to Amanda Serrano’s promoter Jake Paul’s fight with the legendary Mike Tyson after initial talks of taking the fight to Ireland failed to materialize. Katie Taylor is a slight favorite in retaining her WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO, and The Ring Magazine belts.

BOXING: Undisputed Light-Welterweight Championship

Where to Watch: Netflix

Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA

Date: 16.11.2024 05:00

Veteran boxer and Olympian Katie Taylor has been the undisputed and lineal world lightweight champion and the undisputed and lineal world light-welterweight champion since 2023. Before turning professional in 2016, “KT” won five consecutive gold medals at the women’s world championships and a gold medal at the London games. Katie Taylor braved adversity in the first fight against Amanda Serrano to win a split decision (94-96, 97-93, and 96-93). She almost got knocked out in the fifth round when Serrano boxed her into a corner and rained punches on the Irishwoman. In twenty-four fights, the 38-year-old has lost only once.

• Age: 38
• Height: 5’5”
• Reach: 66”
• Weight: 140lbs (63.5kg)
• Record: 23-1

The best night in my career for sure. I wasn’t sure if anything could reach my Olympic gold medal moment. Today was absolutely the best moment in my career. I had to dig deep in there tonight. I had to produce a career-defining performance actually to win tonight.

Katie Taylor

Amanda Serrano is the unified featherweight champion, holding the WBO, IBO, and WBA titles. She holds the Guinness World Record for the woman with the most boxing world championships in different weight classes, with nine titles across seven weight divisions. The 36-year-old is the third-best active female boxer pound-for-pound. A Southpaw, Serrano has won five consecutive fights since her loss to Katie Taylor in 2022, defending her featherweight titles four times.

• Age: 36
• Height: 5’5.5”
• Reach: 65.5”
• Weight: 140lbs (63.5kg)
• Record: 47-2-1 (Draw)

It was a draw at best. We thought Amanda won. It was the fight of a lifetime. Let’s run it back like Eddie said: September, October. The second fight just got a whole lot better.

Jake Paul (Serrano’s promoter)

Katie Taylor is a 1.80 favorite on Bet365, and Amanda Serrano is a 1.95 underdog. No to fight going the distance is 4.33 on 1XBET, with a no to the start of round nine priced at 5.4 odds. Katie Taylor to win by decision is 1.97 on Betway, which lists Amanda Serrano by decision at 3.15. Read more here.