(JAN 4) This week WBAN received an
opportunity to talk with Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano
about her boxing career, the experiences she has had as a boxer,
and of course what all boxing fans want to know any scoop on the
Katie Taylor fight!
TL Fox: This has been a long road for you
Amanda----having your first professional fight in March of
2009….44 fights later being one of the top most sought-after
female boxers in the sport. Did you ever imagine or even dream
that at the time you began in the pro ranks, that you would get
to this level?
Serrano: Hi Sue, it’s always an honor
chatting with you.
Omg if I had the slightest idea I’d be where I am today---I
still pinch myself to make sure I’m awake and it’s not a dream.
TL Fox: Before your pro debut, how long were you in
training, and can you tell us about the extent of your amateur
boxing experience?
Serrano: I had a real short amateur career. 10
fights on the books. I went 9-1 with 6 KO’s. I won the 2008
Staten Island Championship, the Empire State Games and the
Prestigious NYC Golden Gloves. In winning the Golden gloves I
beat the Number 1 ranked USA fighter. After that there was no
chance to fight in the Olympics so I turned pro.
TL Fox:
During your boxing career as a pro
you have fought in numerous weight classes, making history in
doing that, and winning world title fights in those different
weight class categories…..what is it that you do training, diet,
etc., to be able to fight at so many different weights, and with
total success?
Serrano: Part of all
the weight change's were my trainer Jordan’s idea, he knew how
hard I worked and how much discipline I had we would just
continue to talk a new division after I won a new one. Madness
and I went along with it lol
TL Fox:
Lets move on to Katie
Taylor, as that IS the hot topic of the day…there are numerous
articles that are written about this and that on your potential
fight with Taylor….can you give boxing fans the lowdown of what
is going on with the negotiations and when this fight could take
place?
Serrano: The fight with
Katie Taylor has been talked about for years and both myself and
Katie are up for it. My team Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian are
in full talk with Eddie Hearn to make it happen this spring.
Fingers crossed.
TL Fox:
Do you foresee that this will BE
your next fight, as with Taylor? Or other fights that may happen
before Taylor?
Serrano: If
negotiations go well the Katie Taylor fight will be next. It’s
truly beyond my control so I’ll keep a prayer going for it
TL Fox:
Eddie Hearn has said in articles that it is “almost certain”
that you two will finally meet in the iconic Madison Square
Garden in April of 2022----is there any real chance of that
happening in your own thoughts?
Serrano: Some dates have been mentioned but Nothing
concrete, I won’t know until it’s settled.
TL Fox:
Has anyone (promoters) proposed a potential date in April
directly with the Madison Square Garden to have the fight booked
on a particular date in the month of April?
Serrano: This is Boxing
Sue the theater of the unexpected, as much as I want it to be
I’m not certain yet.
TL Fox:
Playing devil’s advocate, let’s go with this is really going
to happen…a Taylor vs. Serrano fight in New York…there is talk
about you two may be able to get a purse in the 7-figure
Payday….do you feel that is a possibility?
Serrano: Those are the
numbers that are being thrown back & forth. We deserve it so
let’s see.
TL Fox:
Going one step further: You fight Taylor, you defeat
Taylor….where do you go from there? What do you want to do after
the Taylor fight?
Serrano: After the Katie
Taylor fight I’ll sit and figure out what’s next for me then. I
don’t like answering questions about things that can happen
after when you have a task at hand. All in all that question
I’ll have the answer to after the Katie fight.
TL Fox:
When you finally do decide to hang up the gloves…where
do you see yourself outside the ring?
Serrano: After I
retire I see myself playing catch up in life. I’ve done nothing
other than train and fight. I’m still behind on my social skills lol. I’ll get a boyfriend & start from there.
TL Fox:
Lastly, if you were to give any advice whatsoever to a new
boxer, amateurs, etc., what would you tell them about the pros
and cons of what you have dealt with as a boxer since being in
the game?
Serrano: Well the
best thing is that now is the best time to be a female boxer.
You can honestly make a living and become somewhat of a celebrity
if that’s what you want. I'm just blessed to be able to
say I made the cut and the money. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for taking the time for the Q and A Interview!
UPDATE: APRIL 30, 2022 -
SERRANO VS. TAYLOR
Amanda Serrano will be fighting
Katie Taylor in what is the biggest fight of the year and at
this point in women's boxing. The two will will fighting April
30, 2022, as the main event at the Madison Square Garden, in New
York.
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