Taylor 'sick Of Serrano's Whining' Before Trilogy Bout

Katie Taylor says she is "sick of Amanda Serrano's whining" earlier their 3rd conflict connected Friday astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York.

Taylor, 39, has 2 wins complete Serrano, but nan Puerto Rican says she believes she won some bouts and complained astir nan Irishwoman's usage of her head successful their rematch successful November.

Speaking astatine a news conference, Taylor appeared unperturbed astir her rival's opinions.

"The truth is that I americium 2-0 against her," Taylor, nan defending light-welterweight undisputed champion, said.

"Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts, and you can't get distant from those facts. And, yeah, I conjecture I'm conscionable sick of nan complaining and whining from her team.

"I'm going into this conflict unbeaten against Amanda Serrano, and I scheme to enactment connected being against her."

It's backmost to nan segment of their first gathering astatine MSG successful 2022 wherever Serrano and Taylor became nan first female boxing headliners astatine nan iconic venue.

This is different first for nan venue arsenic nan eight-fight paper is all-female - 5 of those unified world-title bouts - and populated by nan pick of nan harvest including Britons Ellie Scotney, Chantelle Cameron and Savannah Marshall.

Promoted by Jake Paul's MVP Promotions, it was a people brash and in-your-face last news gathering pinch a free T-shirt for everyone successful nan audience, but portion it each backmost and we are near pinch 2 fighters who person served up 2 classics.

During nan news conference, MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian announced location was a $250,000 capacity prize connected connection for nan champion capacity aliases conflict of nan night.

Bidarian besides predicted nan Serrano-Taylor bout would beryllium nan astir watched combat sports arena of nan twelvemonth truthful far, pinch Netflix streaming their 2nd boxing arena aft broadcasting Jake Paul v Mike Tyson successful November.

Taylor's undisputed light-welterweight crown will beryllium connected nan statement erstwhile again, but this conflict will person a 136lb weight limit astatine nan behest of Serrano and her team.

The Irishwoman was besides nonplussed astir being announced connected shape first - traditionally reserved for nan challenger - branding nan hoopla and pre-fight rituals arsenic "nonsense".

Having antecedently shared 20 rounds of all-out conflict it's not precisely a daze that immoderate needle has built, pinch Serrano acold from impressed by nan scorecards from their 2nd gathering successful Texas past year.

Serrano, 36, fought astir of that title battling a monolithic trim supra her eye.

She said adjustments are required, insisting she will container clever, and successful relaying that accusation couldn't defy different dig.

"I'm going to usage my head, but not nan measurement it was utilized connected me," Serrano said.

"We're going to beryllium smarter. We're going to beryllium smarter, activity smarter. I activity difficult successful each training campy truthful I didn't activity harder for this camp, but I did activity a batch smarter for this fight.

"And I judge that we tin travel retired victorious. We will travel retired victorious."

Both women each but confirmed this will beryllium nan last instalment of their rivalry, arsenic though boxing can't get capable of this match-up, they person seen capable of 1 another.

They person proven to beryllium exceptional creation partners contempt nan unusual script of this trilogy bout taking spot pinch 1 of nan combatants having won some erstwhile meetings, but location is still a constituent to beryllium and Taylor's 3 fingers up erstwhile nan fighters went head-to-head illustrated nan point.

"Losing is ne'er fun," Serrano said. "You only suffer if you consciousness for illustration you lost. I didn't consciousness for illustration I lost. My squad said I didn't lose. They're proud of me. I'm okay. Like Jake Paul says you move that L into a W."

"But you did suffer nan fight. You did lose," Taylor quickly replied.