Katie Taylor retains titles with controversial win over Amanda Serrano

Taylor remains undisputed super lightweight belts
All three judges score rematch 95-94 in unanimous decision

Katie Taylor remains the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world after she narrowly beat Amanda Serrano in another magnificent but blood-soaked epic between these two evenly-matched and supreme fighters. The 95-94 victory on all three scorecards was not without controversy as Serrano was cut terribly over the right eye by an accidental headbutt in the sixth. Taylor was warned twice for excessive use of her head and she had a point deducted in the eighth round.

The typically brave, fiery and determined Serrano would have been a worthy winner but Taylor showed incredible reserves of will and skill to finally prevail. The champion’s in-fighting was the best of her career – even if her victory was greeted by vociferous booing from the American crowd.

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