Irish boxer Katie Taylor will fight Puerto Rican fighter Amanda Serrano in New York on Saturday in a history-making match.
The pair are set to become the first female boxers to headline Madison Square Garden in what will be the biggest fight of all time in women’s boxing, as Taylor puts all her lightweight titles on the line in The Big Apple.
Taylor, born in County Wicklow, Ireland, made her professional debut in November 2016 and then became the WBA lightweight champion less than a year later. The 35-year-old is unbeaten having won all 20 of her career fights, with six knockouts in the process.
Serrano, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, has broken more records in female boxing than any other fighter. She is the unified featherweight world champion. The 33-year-old has 42 wins from 44 career fights with 30 of these coming via knockout.
What UK time is Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano on?
Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano will take place Saturday, April 30 at Madison Square Garden.
Although the ring walks are scheduled to commence around 10pm local time, this will not be until 3am for UK viewers due to the time difference.
Taylor v Serrano TV channel, cost and live stream details?
The history-making fight will be broadcast exclusively on streaming service DAZN.
Subscription to the platform comes at a cost of £7.99 per month.
Who is on the Taylor v Serrano undercard?
Jessie Vargas v Liam Smith (Super welterweight)
Franchon Crews Dezurn v Elin Cederroos (For the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super middleweight titles)
Galal Yafai v Miguel Cartagena (WBC international flyweight title)
Austin Williams v Chordale Booker (For the vacant WBA continental Americas middleweight title)
Reshat Mati v Joe Eli Hernandez (Welterweight)
Skye Nicolson v Shanecqua Paisley Davis (Women's featherweight)
Khalil Coe v William Langston (Light heavyweight)
What was said at the press conference?
Taylor: "I don't train to lose any fights, I train to win, it's the same for me Saturday. I'm stepping in there confident I'll be coming out victorious. The best part about this fight, the best part about my legacy is being able to inspire the next generation and this fight will inspire a lot of young girls, that's the best part about it.
“Stylistically I think it's going to be a very exciting fight. I think the winner is going to have to show a lot of heart, a lot of grit, a lot of skill. This is very, very special because it is the best versus the best, champion versus champion.
"This is just a great boxing match. This isn't just the best female fight right now but probably the best fight you can see right now, male and female. On Saturday night we're going to put on a showcase for the sport."
Serrano: "We're probably the two nicest fighters. There's no bad talk between me and Katie Taylor because fights are won inside the ring, not outside.
"We don't need to talk bad about each other. Our accomplishments got us where we're at right now. We're making history right now and I couldn't be happier to share that ring with Katie. Thirteen years as a pro fighter, I've struggled. I've fought my way to this sport, right. I want to go out there and secure that victory.
"No matter what happens on Saturday night, the real winners are the fans and women in general and the sport of women's boxing because it's only going to grow from now on.”
Betting odds
Katie Taylor – 11/10
Draw – 14/1
Amanda Serrano – 4/5
(Odds courtesy of PaddyPower and correct at time of publishing)
