Boxing-Serrano vacates title after WBC refuses to let her fight under same rules as men

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Joe Joyce v Joseph Parker - Press Conference - Hilton Deansgate, Manchester, Britain - September 22, 2022 Amanda Serrano during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

(Reuters) - Featherweight champion Amanda Serrano on Wednesday relinquished her WBC title after they refused to allow her to compete in bouts under the same rule-set as men's boxing, with 12 three-minute rounds.

Women's championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds with each round lasting two minutes.