Katie Taylor is one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of gloves and step into the ring. The Irish legend has helped to change the face of the sport of boxing; the Lineal and Undisputed World Champion will put it all on the line again on Friday night in a rematch of the 2022 'fight of the year.'
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There will be plenty of fight fans tuning into Netflix on Friday night to watch Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in the main event, but the epic rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano is the only fight of the night with multiple world championships on the line.
Taylor's WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO lightweight titles will be up for grabs in the co-main event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. She'll be running back her 2022 fight with Serrano which saw Taylor defend those belts with a majority decision victory.
There aren't many fights to be made in women's boxing right now that could compare to a rematch between Taylor and Serrano. They are ranked second and third respectively in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings.
Taylor will fight Amanda Serrano on Friday night in front of a packed-out AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The pair's rematch will be the co-main event alongside the controversial pro-bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, with Taylor and Serrano offering legitimacy to the evening's action in the eyes of many.
The fight has the potential to be the most-watched women's sporting event ever, with Netflix broadcasting the fight for their 280 million subscribers. Even if a fraction of those tune in, it could be another night of history in the Taylor camp.
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From Katie Taylor's humble beginnings to boxing World Champion live on Netflix
Katie Taylor's early life in Bray
Taylor was born in Bray, Ireland on 2nd July 1986 to Bridget and Pete. Her father was a former Irish Heavyweight boxing champion, and after his daughter took up boxing at 12 at St Fergal's boxing club, he became her trainer. Just three years later as a 15-year-old, Taylor fought in the first-ever officially sanctioned female boxing bout in Ireland at the National Stadium.
Three years later, in 2005, a 19-year-old Taylor won her first major victory, winning gold at the European amateur championships in Tonsberg, Finland. Taylor would add the World amateur crown to her collection just a year later in New Delhi. Taylor went on to win five amateur World Championship gold medals and six European gold medals in her glittering amateur career. Taylor was also an impressive soccer player, representing Ireland internationally, but chose to pursue a career in boxing.
The Olympics: London 2012 and Rio 2016
The 2012 London Olympic games were the first in history to feature Women's Boxing and Taylor had an eye on history. She arrived in London as the favourite to win gold for Ireland and in the process, to win Ireland's first Olympic boxing gold since 1992 and first gold medal since 1996.
Taylor cruised through to the final, comfortably beating future star Natasha Jonas along the way. The final was close — the Bray native fought Russian Sofya Ochigava and won victory via a narrow decision and took home gold for Ireland.
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano meet again tonight in a rematch on the undercard of Jake Paul v Mike Tyson in Arlington, Texas.
The bout, for the IBF, WBC and WBO super-lightweight titles, offers the Puerto Rican fighter a chance at revenge against the Bray boxer.
Before Americans Paul and Tyson square off at the home of the Dallas Cowboy, with Netflix streaming the event live, two of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport will begin their 11th shared round following Taylor’s split decision win two years ago after 10 engrossing rounds.
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In the lead up to the Rio Olympics in 2016, Taylor split from her coach: her father, who had made no secret of his desire for Taylor to give up boxing after winning gold. The split appeared to affect Taylor at the Games, and she was defeated in the quarterfinals.
Turning Pro and becoming the Unified Lightweight World Champion
Taylor made her pro debut in November 2016, and within a year, after making short work of her first few opponents, she had her first title fight. With the WBA Lightweight title on the line, Taylor faced Anahi Ester Sanchez; Taylor started as she meant to go on, dropping Sanchez to the canvas in the second round with a sickening body shot.
Taylor has always been famed for her incredible hand speed and foot work, and she tuned in to box to a comfortable unanimous decision victory and take the title.