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Katie Taylor’s controversial points decision victory over Amanda Serrano was greeted with boos at AT&T Stadium on Friday as the Irish boxer retained her undisputed status as light welterweight champion of the world.

Taylor and Serrano fought as a co-main event ahead of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, providing another classic encounter in their highly anticipated rematch after last fighting in 2022.

Puerto Rico’s Serrano was the main aggressor in the fight, landing more punches than Taylor, although the Irish fighter countered successfully at times.

Despite Serrano’s attack, Taylor frequently leaned forward to bring her head close to her opponent’s and in the fourth round their heads collided, causing a large cut above Serrano’s right eye, sending blood rushing through the 36-year-old . the old man’s face as the fight continued.

The 38-year-old Taylor was given a point in the eighth round for a headbutt and it seemed to most as if Serrano had done enough to avenge her defeat to Taylor just over two years ago at Madison Square Garden.

But to the surprise of Serrano and almost everyone in attendance, all three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor.

As Taylor celebrated and Serrano stood in the ring with a look of disbelief on her face, fans at AT&T Stadium booed the decision.

After the fight, Taylor said she didn’t care about the negativity she received about the outcome, insisting she “certainly wasn’t dirty fighting.”

“I didn’t agree with the points deduction. It gets rough there… It was an absolute brawl, a war,” she told Netflix. “This is a great moment in women’s boxing.
Thank God for another great fight.”

In her post-fight interview, Serrano said she “100%” thought the headbutts were intentional from Taylor, which also explained the damage a serious cut can have.

“I knew if I went to the jury it was going to be a little murky,” she told Netflix. “I chose to be great. I went up three divisions. It is what it is… I’m the featherweight champion. I want to be great and I only fight against the best.

“Every time you get a cut, it hurts. You get blood in your eye, it hurts, she kept headbutting me but we knew that from the very beginning of the first fight,” she added.

“That’s what they do, not just my fight, she did it with Chantelle Cameron.
Listen, I’m a Boricua. I’m going to die in this ring anyway, no matter how many cuts I have on my face.”

Serrano expressed her surprise at the result on social media afterwards, writing on

In the other main event, YouTuber boxer Paul defeated former heavyweight champion Tyson via unanimous decision.