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Hearn and Paul have a $1m bet on their respective boxers to win.

Fight Night tomorrow !

Amanda looking fine at the weigh in

I’m picking Serrano.

I just watched the weigh in on dazn.
That was a fun show, really enjoyed it.

They keep calling this the biggest female fight ever.....

I know I am looking forward to this fight more than any other female boxing ever.

.........and now I'm watching the dazn boxing show

Katie just ROASTED Jake Paul
Go Katie

Hearn and Paul has a gloves are off with Ariel Helwani.

Like seriously. Why?

They’re making it all about themselves.

Ok, still watching the show.....


Dat ass!!

Sky Nicolson is very attractive, made that much more by the fact she’s a decent boxer. Fair to say I have a crush.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑29 Apr 2022, 21:40 Hearn and Paul has a gloves are off with Ariel Helwani.

Like seriously. Why?

They’re making it all about themselves.

It’ll get a lot of views because of their (mainly Paul’s involvement) which leads to more promotion of the fight.

I’m pretty surprised how they’ve done for this fight. There will probably be c.17,000 at the Garden for it which is a very tough place nowadays to sell that many. I listened to something with Gareth Davies yesterday - he said there were something like 250 media guys/journalists covering the fight. I’d imagine that’s extremely rare.

maverick23 wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 05:54

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑29 Apr 2022, 21:40 Hearn and Paul has a gloves are off with Ariel Helwani.

Like seriously. Why?

They’re making it all about themselves.

It’ll get a lot of views because of their (mainly Paul’s involvement) which leads to more promotion of the fight.

I’m pretty surprised how they’ve done for this fight. There will probably be c.17,000 at the Garden for it which is a very tough place nowadays to sell that many. I listened to something with Gareth Davies yesterday - he said there were something like 250 media guys/journalists covering the fight. I’d imagine that’s extremely rare.

I can't recall a female fight causing so much whining and crying on this forum

They said biggest fight in the history of female boxing and it wasn't hyperbole, it was real.

My two cents:
This fight(and the whole event) lived up to the hype.
Good job to the promoters and the streaming service.

Main event was a great fight and razor close.
Split decision was representative of what happened in the ring.
I had 96-94 Taylor and I'm ok with people disagreeing with me.
That's how split decisions are supposed to work.

gregregegg wrote: ↑14 Apr 2022, 01:58Is Katie taylor the most overrated boxer of all time? People have her in the womens goat conversation, but why?

You have to put her in the conversation now...

gregregegg wrote: ↑14 Apr 2022, 01:58(i still think serrano will win).

This aged well... Do you have the grace and self-respect to admit that you got it wrong?

Crease wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 06:13

gregregegg wrote: ↑14 Apr 2022, 01:58Is Katie taylor the most overrated boxer of all time? People have her in the womens goat conversation, but why?

You have to put her in the conversation now...

gregregegg wrote: ↑14 Apr 2022, 01:58(i still think serrano will win).

This aged well... Do you have the grace and self-respect to admit that you got it wrong?

I thought she lost to someone a couple of weight classes bellow her.. so na, im sticking with it, horrificaly overated. Good, but overated.

gregregegg wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 07:49I thought she lost to someone a couple of weight classes bellow her.. so na, im sticking with it, horrificaly overated. Good, but overated.

"horrifically overrated" (yes, that's how you spell them) but still good enough to beat your girl.

I had Serrano winning, but i'm not butthurt about it.

Credit where it's due, Taylor is a good boxer. Arguably one of the best. I thought she lost to Persoon too.

But she is better than 95% of all current female boxers.

Crease wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 09:38

gregregegg wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 07:49I thought she lost to someone a couple of weight classes bellow her.. so na, im sticking with it, horrificaly overated. Good, but overated.

"horrifically overrated" (yes, that's how you spell them) but still good enough to beat your girl.

Yea I can't spell. As I said I thought she lost. But even if you give her a close win against someone a couple of weights bellow, I think that shows the person a couple of weights bellow is a p4p better boxer.

If Katie lost close to Clarissa sheilds at 154 then id be giving more credit to Katie for the close loss than sheilds for the close win.

Serrano is p4p 1, sheilds 2, Katie and persoon tied 3.....Just how I see it, sure it dosent fit the common narrative but that's because it dosent fit Eddie's money making endeavours...

You can watch a full re-run of the fight on BBC Three and iPlayer from 22:00 BST on Thursday 5 May.

DAZN Press Release | Taylor Vs Serrano Most Watched Female Headlined Boxing Broadcast Ever In History!

In an already historic night that saw Irish superstar Katie Taylor edge out Puerto Rican sensation Amanda Serrano in an epic brawl for the ages to retain her undisputed Lightweight crown, an unprecedented audience of 1.5 million tuned in globally on DAZN to set a new women’s boxing viewership record.

Broadcast from a sold-out crowd of 19,187 inside the storied walls of the iconic Madison Square Garden, what’s now the the most watched female headlined boxing match in history delivered to viewers on DAZN an unforgettable night in which the two fearless warriors traded heavy blows across ten breathtaking rounds.

Of the 170+ markets that drove global viewership, the U.S. and the UK saw the most fans tune in while Spain, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan, and Brazil rounded out the top ten. Moreover, the DAZN app was the highest grossing sports app globally on Apple & Google over the weekend as well as the most downloaded sports app in Ireland on both iOS and Android.

Katie Taylor: “Everyone was talking about this fight being the biggest in women’s boxing history, but I think it actually exceeded everything that people were talking about. This was a special, special moment. I think that both myself and Amanda have broken down so many barriers in the last few years in our sport. I love my sport and I want to keep making history.”

Amanda Serrano: “We won. We won for equality. We won for fair pay. We won for boxing. We won for women. We won for young girls. So I raise my hand as a champion, no matter what the outcome of one fight was.”

Shay Segev, CEO, DAZN Group: “Saturday was a triumph for women’s boxing and for DAZN. Promoting women’s sport is central to our mission – far beyond being part of our social impact agenda, we have always seen it as a real commercial opportunity for DAZN and Saturday’s fight confirmed that. The fight’s incredible viewing figures and new subscriber numbers are evidence of widespread popularity and will move the conversation in the right direction. I’m delighted that DAZN was at the heart of this historical moment.”

Joseph Markowski, EVP, DAZN Group: “Taylor vs. Serrano was a historic night for boxing, for women’s sport, and for DAZN, as more history was made with a record-breaking global broadcast audience of a remarkable 1.5 million on DAZN. The promotion as a whole was a watershed moment that further catapulted women’s boxing into the mainstream. We look forward to proudly promoting and broadcasting many more spectacular events like it on DAZN in the future.”

Eddie Hearn, Chairman, Matchroom Sport: “I’ve said it before, women’s boxing has longevity and sustainability. And on Saturday night, forget male or female, you saw one of the greatest fights in the history of Madison Square Garden. It was amazing and I’m so proud of Katie Taylor, the greatest Irish athlete of all time. She is such a humble indivudal, such an inspiration to the next generation of female boxing talent, and such a great ambassador for us and DAZN. I cannot wait to see what’s next for her and for women’s boxing.”

Jake Paul + Nakisa Bidarian, Co-Founders of Most Valuable Promotions: “”Saturday night will go down in history as one of the most influential fights in boxing. Whether you were there live, or watching on DAZN, it is a night you will fondly remember. Amanda and Katie left everything they had in the ring, proving until the very end that they are two of the greatest athletes in the sport. It’s been an honor to support Amanda on her journey over the last year and we couldn’t be more proud to represent a fighter of her talent and character. This fight represented more than earning a title or a belt. It uplifted all female athletes- now and for generations to come.”

As part of DAZN’s stacked schedule of nonstop fights, following on the heels of Taylor vs. Serrano is another mega blockbuster this Saturday, May 7 – Canelo vs. Bivol, live on DAZN PPV in the U.S. and Canada. The highly-anticipated event will see undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world, four-weight world titleholder, boxing’s hottest ticket and the number one pound-for-pound fighter Canelo continue his quest for one of the greatest legacies the sport has ever seen.

His opponent is Dmitry Bivol, who has a flawless record and has defended his WBA light heavyweight belt an incredible ten consecutive times. Canelo stepping up in the weight on Saturday in a bid for a belt that hasn’t switched hands since 2016 will mark Bivol’s 11th – and perhaps final? – defense. Find out more about Canelo vs. Bivol and sign up at [insert DAZN PPV sign-up page here / DAZN.com for other markets].

Taylor-Serrano Generated $1,450,180.60 In Ticket Sales For Historic Clash At MSG

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano continue to exceed expectations weeks after their epic championship clash.

The April 30 superfight at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden was a rousing success in every sense of the word. Ireland’s Taylor fended off a stiff challenge from Serrano, the seven-division titlist from Brooklyn by way of Puerto Rico, to retain her undisputed lightweight championship in front of a sold-out and rabid crowd of 19,187 which produced a staggering $1,450,180.60 in final ticket sales.

The event—which streamed live on DAZN to a global audience of more than 1,500,000 viewers—marked the first-ever female combat sports fight to headline at the famed arena. The main event produced an instant classic and a leading Fight of the Year contender—regardless of gender—and unforgettable memories for all involved.

“April 30th was a shining moment for women’s boxing and an historic night at Madison Square Garden,” Joel Fisher, executive vice president of marquee events for MSG, told BS.com. “In front of a sold-out Garden crowd Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano delivered what many consider to be the fight of the year.

“Hopefully, it will be a springboard for more featured women’s fights in the future.”

The performance at the live gate was the best for any boxing event on MSG property since the pandemic.

Taylor (21-0, 6KOs) fought twice before at the famed venue, both times coming in undercard capacity to arguably the two biggest global draws in the sport today.

The two-time Olympian and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist from Bray, Ireland made her MSG debut in a ten-round decision of then-unbeaten Eva Wahlstrom, who moved up in weight for their December 2018 WBA/IBF lightweight title fight. The show was headlined by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, who made his super middleweight debut at the time in a third-round knockout of Rocky Fielding, having since become the division’s undisputed champion.

Taylor returned to New York less than six months later, fully unifying the lightweight division in a ten-round, majority decision win over Delfine Persoon in their WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO championship. The bout served in supporting capacity on a June 2019 show headlined by Anthony Joshua losing his WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titles in a stunning upset knockout loss to Andy Ruiz.

Serrano (42-2-1, 30KOs) twice fought at MSG’s Hulu Theater, both times in undercard bouts in successive appearances in 2019. The now 33-year-old southpaw won her seventh and final divisional title in a 35-second knockout of Eva Voraberger in January 2019, claiming the WBO junior bantamweight title. The win came just four months after having won the WBO junior welterweight belt—25 pounds up the scale—in a ten-round win over Yamila Esther Reynoso at Barclays Center in her Brooklyn home borough.

The win over Voraberger saw Serrano at a career lightest 114 ¼ pounds, immediately returning to her optimal prime weight at featherweight. The move saw Serrano become a three-time titlist at the division, following a ten-round win over then-unbeaten WBO featherweight titlist Heather Hardy in front of an intimate but raucous crowd at Hulu Theater in September 2019.

Taylor and Serrano both fought once more each before moving towards a planned May 2020 clash in Manchester, England. The fight was to have served as the chief support to a heavyweight fight between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin, only for the pandemic to shut down those plans.

Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn, Taylor’s career-long promoter, sought to move the fight to his Fight Camp series staged at Matchroom Boxing headquarters in Brentwood, England. Those plans quickly unraveled, with the fight seemingly dead in the water at that point.

“I never believed this fight would happen,” Hearn previously admitted to BS.com during fight week in New York City. “We had it agreed twice, signed once. Amanda and Jordan Maldonado (Serrano’s trainer and brother-in-law) never felt the money was right for the fight. but the money was ten times what she’d ever made. It was the right money at the time.

“Jordan even told me (during fight week), ‘I told you how big this fight was.’ But I was like, this fight wasn’t this big three years ago when you signed the contract. Now you’re getting a f-----’ fortune, so good luck to you. It’s just happened at the right time. I cannot believe how big the fight is.”

Despite the call for a rematch to their instant classic, the two will likely go their separate ways for their next respective ring appearances although plans are not yet confirmed on either side.

Hearn noted during an Instagram Live session on Tuesday that Taylor will likely return in September, though with no firm plans at the moment. Serrano’s next move is unknown, although—even in narrow defeat in a fight that could have easily gone her way—she still holds the unified WBC/WBO/IBO featherweight crown. The goal for Serrano remains to become Puerto Rico’s first-ever undisputed champion in the three- or four-belt era, male or female.

Taylor and Serrano both earned seven-figure paydays for their pound-for-pound showdown, earning every penny and then some for a fight that shattered exceedingly high expectations in and out of the ring.