Several rounds could have gone either way as the fight built to a tense climax, Serrano coming forwards more and forcing Taylor into a corner in the fifth round, but the champion fought her way out. Taylor was marked under the right eye in the eighth, but edged the final two rounds to secure the win.

Katie Taylor is 3-0 against Amanda Serrano, but the biggest win might have been for a sport that barely existed a decade ago.

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are in the house! Huge cheers around Madison Square Garden for two of the best female fighters we've seen. Having shared 20 rounds in the ring together, there is bound to be a bit of needle, especially with Amanda Serrano not believing she lost those two fights.

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