Amanda Serrano has accused Katie Taylor of letting world boxing followers down by reneeging on a ‘handshake deal’ they made publish their final combat.
The Puerto Rican multi-weight world title holder says the Irish sporting sensation agreed to battle her over 12 rounds in the event that they have been to commerce leather-based for a 3rd time.
‘The Actual Deal’ claims the rivals shook on it within the ring publish their Texas-hosted combat late final yr.
Nonetheless, their third assembly, which is about for Madison Sq. Backyard and July 11, will probably be one other 10-round affair, a lot to the Jake Paul-managed fighter’s annoyance.
Certainly, Serrano says Taylor has let down the followers by not competing over 12 stanzas.
“I’m upset that Katie Taylor didn’t hold her phrase and make the trilogy 12 three-minute rounds, equal to the lads (it’ll be ten two-minute rounds in New York). It is a record-setting payday for each of us, and we owed it to the followers to honor the handshake deal we made. She didn’t,” she mentioned earlier than promising one other all-action warfare.
“However make no mistake, each time we share the ring, it’s warfare, and I do know Friday 11 July would be the best but as a result of I’ll lastly get the official W I deserve.”
Southpaw Serrano has fought over 12 rounds just lately and has, on multiple event, known as for her clashes with the Olympic gold medal winner to be prolonged by 4 minutes.
Taylor, 38, has mentioned she has no points with the prolonged rounds or preventing over three somewhat than two minutes if want be. Nonetheless, the WBC received’t sanction a 12-round combat between females, that means in the event that they have been to combat previous 10 stanzas the WBC strap wouldn’t be on the road.
That in flip, means Taylor must vacate and the third installment of the particular rivalry wouldn’t be an undisputed conflict.
