Unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano was narrowly defeated by undisputed light welterweight champion Katie Taylor 95-94 on Friday in a controversial decision that was met with outrage on social media.

After the fight, Serrano could only laugh about the puzzling decision in a post to her account on X (formerly Twitter).

“I landed 107 more punches, she was deducted a point and I lost 95-94 lmfao,” Serrano wrote.

Serrano was the busier fighter during the first few rounds, but Taylor managed to steady himself and the two boxers locked arms – literally – several times during the fight, which opened a nasty-looking gash on Serrano’s head and resulted in a points deduction. for the Irish woman.

Serrano threw 724 punches and landed 329, compared to Taylor, who landed 217 of 529.

After the fight, Serrano objected to Taylor’s tactics.

“She kept headbutting me,” Serrano said. “We knew from the first fight that this is what she does. Not just my fight, she did it with Chantelle Cameron. She uses her head.”

Serrano, who moved up three weight classes to fight Taylor, also said she knew the outcome of the fight would be “a little bit murky.”

But in another post on X, Serrano admitted that she shouldn’t have accused Taylor of an intentional headbutt.

“Congratulations to @KatieTaylor on her win. Emotions run high when you’re in the heat of the moment and saying things you shouldn’t,” Serrano wrote. “I am not one to ever disrespect an opponent and this was never my intention towards Katie.”

“She and I are cool outside the ring and the best dance partners in the ring. I should never have said she did it on purpose, it’s her style that takes care of them.”

Serrano was defeated by Taylor in a split decision in April 2022.

After the fight, Jake Paul lobbied for a trilogy match between the two, something Serrano seemed to be in favor of.

“I’m in,” she wrote.