Katie Taylor takes aim at โ€˜whiningโ€™ Amanda Serrano ahead of third meeting


Katie Taylor says she has had enough of the โ€œwhining and complainingโ€ from Amanda Serrano following their two tight showdowns.

The rivals came face to face at a press conference in New York on Wednesday ahead of their highly anticipated third bout on Friday.

Taylor said: โ€œThe fact is, I am 2-0 against her. Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts.

โ€œIโ€™m just sick of the complaining and whining from your team.โ€

Taylor last defeated Serrano via unanimous decision in Texas in November, all three judges scoring the fight 95-94 in the Irish fighterโ€™s favour.

But controversy erupted post-fight when the Puerto Rican star used her interview on Netflix to accuse Taylor of intentional headbutting.

โ€œThe only thing that matters is that Iโ€™m 2-0 against her,โ€ Taylor told the press conference.

โ€œI plan on staying unbeaten against her.โ€

Serrano and Taylor will meet for a third time at Madison Square Garden.

When asked what she planned on improving in the latest rematch, Seranno said: โ€œIโ€™m gonna use my head, but not the way it was used on me.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to be smarter, work smarter.โ€

During their last fight, Serrano received a bad cut above her eye in the fourth round, which was attributed to an accidental headbutt.

Taylor was deducted a point in the eighth round after repeatedly being warned against leading with the head.

Serrano herself asked Taylor why she would opt to take a third fight and disrupt her winning streak.

โ€œIโ€™m taking the fight again because I love the challenge of this,โ€ Taylor said.

โ€œI donโ€™t think it really matters that Iโ€™m 2-0, I just want to take the biggest challenges, the biggest fights.โ€

The pairโ€™s November encounter was a brutal back-and-forth affair through 10 rounds, which mirrored their classic initial meeting at Madison Square Garden in 2022.

Taylor and Serrano embraced each other after the bell, but the heavily pro-Serrano crowd voiced their displeasure as the result was announced.

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