Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Robert Hynes

Katie Taylor weighs in for Amanda Serrano fight at Madison Square Garden

Katie Taylor has weighed in for her Madison Square Garden showdown with Amanda Serrano.

The Bray fighter defends her lightweight world titles against the Puerto Rican at the Mecca of boxing on Saturday night.

She weighed in at 134.6lbs at Friday's weigh-in, while Serrano tipped the scales at 133.6lbs as hundreds of Irish fans piled into the Hulu Theater at the venue.

They were in fine voice too and belted out Ole Ole Ole as Taylor took to the scales.

She thanked her fans for travelling and promised to give them a victory to cheer for on Saturday night.

She said: "It's great to see so many fans here. Thank you so much for all coming out. I'm so grateful.

"I feel great. I'm ready to step in there and I'm ready to hear those words 'and still world champion'."

Katie Taylor (Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)

Serrano's supporters made plenty of noise too and the atmosphere should be electric by the time the two fighters get in the ring.

Taylor comes into the fight as the underdog with the bookies for the first time in her career, but she couldn't care less.

She said ahead of the fight: "It honestly doesn't matter to me whether I'm seen as the underdog or the favourite. I don't take any notice of that.

"Even as an amateur boxer and through all these years as a pro I couldn't tell you if I was the underdog or the favourite going into any fight.

"I couldn't care about other people's opinions. All that matters is what I think about the fight and where my mindset is and that's all that matters to me.

"I feel in great shape. I'm ready to put on a great performance and I'm just ready to make history."

Taylor's long-time coach Ross Enamait is usually quite reserved but is very bullish about the 35-year-old's chances this weekend.

The fitness fanatic, who Taylor has worked with in Connecticut since turning professional in 2016, says his fighter has had a "phenomenal" training camp.

He said: "It's business as usual. We've been here before. Katie thrives under the bright lights.

"We're coming to fight. Katie's ready. I've never been more confident in her.

"Everybody says they've had a great camp. We've had a phenomenal camp.

"She hasn't looked better, she's had some phenomenal spars and she is ready to put on a show on Saturday."

He added: "Great fighters are great when it matters and Katie is a great athlete. She's special, she's unique and she's never ducked a challenge.

"We have fought everybody - [Delfine] Persoon twice, , [Christina] Linardatou, [Jessica] McCaskill. She goes after everybody so as big as the event is, it is just another fight because we've been here before.

"Katie is going to go and show the world what she's all about on Saturday."

Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.