Amanda Serrano appeared on CBS Mornings at present in New York to speak about her rematch towards Katie Taylor and it turning out to be such a giant platform for ladies’s boxing. Serrano tries to maintain it gracious when requested about her ideas on the official end result, however says she nonetheless appears to be like ahead to creating a trilogy battle with Taylor going ahead.
Serrano on realizing her rematch with Katie Taylor was the most-watched girls’s sporting occasion in historical past
“It’s actually an honor. You already know, I’ve been on this recreation for thus lengthy. Being a part of an awesome crew, MVP, Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, to place me on this platform on Netflix. Who knew sooner or later we’d be preventing on Netflix and to have that many individuals watching me, now individuals who by no means seen boxing or by no means knew girls battle know girls can battle.”
On if she thought the shut resolution loss was honest
“Pay attention, I didn’t know — there was numerous headbutting occurring and numerous holding occurring. However hear, I’m simply completely happy that we have been capable of carry out on this platform and thousands and thousands of individuals noticed what they noticed and I imagine I gained the battle which suggests we now have to go for the third battle.
“I’m 100% (in a 3rd battle), she mentioned she is. The one method I really feel like it will likely be honest is that if we go beneath the lads’s guidelines which is three minutes and 12 rounds, and he or she agreed to it so let’s see if she’ll take the battle.”
On how her large ugly lower is therapeutic
“I wish to apologize to everyone for that ugly lower, it wasn’t my fault. However no, it’s nice. The physician did an awesome job on stitching it up. It’s nonetheless in ache, the swelling and all the pieces else goes down however I really feel nice, I really feel like I can go to the health club at present — however I gained’t.”
On if she thinks extra ought to have been accomplished within the battle to stop Taylor’s illicit techniques
“Yeah as a result of it was extreme from headbutting and extreme holding. We had warned the referee beforehand after we was within the locker room that that’s what she does. We fought her earlier than and we knew that’s what she does. She likes to come back in together with her head. I’m not saying it was accomplished deliberately however realizing the best way Katie fights, that’s how she fights.
“So we simply warned the referee beforehand and he mentioned don’t fear, he’ll deal with it, and clearly he didn’t deal with it pretty much as good as he was purported to.”
