Ireland’s Katie Taylor has weighed in at the exact same weight as Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano ahead of Friday night’s highly-anticipated rematch between the two.
The 38-year-old will defend her status as undisputed world light-welterweight champion in her second showdown against Serrano, with both fighters weighing in at 137.4lbs (62kg).
Taylor won a narrow all-action contest with Serrano by a split decision in 2022 on a historic night at Madison Square Garden.
This will be Taylor’s first fight in almost a year after she produced a stellar display to claim a majority decision victory over Chantelle Cameron in Dublin last November.
It avenged Taylor’s first defeat of her professional career to Cameron earlier in 2023.
“Well, I believe that I won the last fight clearly and I’ve just got to go in there on Friday night and beat her again,” Taylor told a press conference in Texas on Wednesday alongside Mike Tyson, who will fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in the co-main event.
“I’ve put my body through the trenches over these last few months and it’s an absolute privilege to be here on the same card as a legend in the sport.
Taylor was also happy to put her neck on the line and state Tyson would beat Paul in the co-main event before she called on the younger heavyweight to bet his purse that he would win.
Paul replied, shaking Taylor’s hand: “Yeah, let’s bet the purse. Deal.”
