Taylor vs Serrano 3 live: Katie Taylor ekes out victory in historic trilogy clash at Madison Square Garden
Relive the action as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano clashed one last time, returning to the scene of their first bout
Katie Taylor secured a historic trilogy whitewash over Amanda Serrano to round out the most important rivalry ever seen in woman’s boxing.
The Irish icon retained her undisputed super-lightweight title as she narrowly outpointed the Puerto Rican, all before a rapturous Madison Square Garden crowd in New York City.
The result harked back to their first bout back in 2022, then the biggest woman’s boxing fight of all time, which saw Taylor eke out victory on the scorecards after a barnstormer of a fight. Then, in November 2024, she repeated the result with another tight decision victory over Serrano – this time in AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.
Taylor could not confirm whether she would fight again after closing the book on a storied rivalry with Serrano, having shared 30 brilliant rounds of boxing together and changed the sport for good.
Relive all the action from Taylor vs Serrano 3 below:
Taylor and Serrano react to legendary trilogy
"It was truly an amazing night for all of us women and I'm crying because it's all because of you guys," Serrano said. "You guys support us women and thanks to all of you we're able to show our skills."
While Taylor added: "We made history again three times. It's such a privilege to share the ring with her and we're history makers forever.
“And my name is embedded with Amanda's forever and I'm so happy about that."
Is there a better way to go out?
Should Katie Taylor decide to hang up the gloves for good, this will surely be up there with the most perfect retirements of all time?
Trilogy whitewash, in the greatest rivalry the sport has seen, with undisputed gold in tact. It cannot get better than that.
A record-breaking night
A staggering 17 titles were on the line at MSG tonight - a Guinness World Record.
Katie Taylor basks in her glory
'The Mecca of Boxing'
Three-nil
Three of the best.
Taylor vs Serrano 3: Full results
Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano via majority decision (97-93, 97-93, 95-95) [undisputed super-lightweight title]
Alycia Baumgardner def. Jennifer Miranda via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 97-92) [undisputed super-featherweight titles]
Shadasia Green def. Savannah Marshall via split decision (96-93, 95-94, 93-96) [unified super-middleweight titles]
Ellie Scotney def. Yamilet Mercado via unanimous decision (100-90, 98-92, 98-92) [unified super-bantamweight title]
Chantelle Cameron def. Jessica Camara via unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92, 99-91) [WBC interim super-lightweight title]
Ramla Ali def. Lila Furtado via unanimous decision (77-75, 77-75, 78-74) [super-bantamweight]
Tamm Thibeault def. Mary Casamassa via fifth-round TKO [middleweight]
Taylor vs Serrano 3 didn’t live up to the hype - but the trilogy had a deeper purpose
In the culmination of the greatest rivalry in women’s boxing history, Katie Taylor played pugilism chess to deal one final dose of heartache to Amanda Serrano.
Before a rapturous crowd at Madison Square Garden, split 60-40 between deafening Puerto Ricans and a hearty Irish contingent, the pair’s historic trilogy bout did not exactly live up to the bar that was set in their previous two clashes. The first, in the biggest women’s fight of all time in 2022, saw Irish icon Taylor narrowly outpoint the Puerto Rican star at the same famed New York venue. It was deja vu for Serrano on this night.
She thought she won - the shock and devastation on her face upon hearing the verdict said it all. She definitely wasn’t alone as thousands of peeved Puerto Ricans poured to the exits upon hearing Taylor’s majority decision victory. Taylor prevailed on the scorecards by 97-93, 97-93, 95-95, but was not her explosive self, with the third meeting by far the cagiest of the trilogy.
Full report from Madison Square Garden:
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