Boxing-Taylor, Serrano ready to make history with MSG showdown


  • Boxing
  • Friday, 29 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: Boxers Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano square off after lighting the Empire State Building promoting their World Lightweight Championship fight in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stage is set for the biggest fight in the history of women’s boxing on Saturday when Ireland's Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano clash for the undisputed lightweight championship at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Fifty-one years since the "Fight of the Century" between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, the world's most famous arena will host another transformative event in this showdown, with two women headlining there for the first time.

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