Retrospective · Fight: July 11, 2025 · Published:
The third official result
Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano by majority decision on July 11, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two judges scored the ten-round contest 97-93 for Taylor and the third had it 95-95. Taylor retained the undisputed junior-welterweight championship. The WBO championship record confirms the date, decision and IBF, WBO and WBC titles, with undisputed status completing the picture. Two 97-93 cards and one 95-95 total describe a third fight less chaotic than the second but still separated by four rounds among judges. The majority decision gave Taylor the third official result of the series. One draw card requires an explanation of round selection, not an assumption that prior history demanded another close fight.
A trilogy and an event milestone
Taylor finished the rivalry with three official victories, but the third fight’s historical meaning also belonged to the event. It headlined an all-women’s professional boxing card at Madison Square Garden, distributed globally by Netflix. The matchup’s commercial scale showed that women’s championship boxing could support not just a showcase bout but an entire major-arena program built around female fighters. The trilogy ended atop an all-women's professional card at Madison Square Garden with global distribution. That context expanded the meaning beyond the score without making audience a sporting criterion. Taylor retained the undisputed junior-welterweight championship; Serrano finished with three official defeats, two exceptionally narrow, inside a rivalry that raised the commercial scale of women's boxing.
Different drama from fight two
The second meeting’s cut, head clashes and one-point margins created constant controversy. The third was more tactical and produced two clearer Taylor cards plus one draw. That does not make it automatically superior or inferior; it changed the problem. Taylor’s movement and selection had to be weighed against Serrano’s pressure without the same disciplinary event dominating how viewers reconstructed the score. The third fight should be scored without importing a tactical narrative from the earlier meetings. In every round, record clean punching, defense, effective aggression and control, then locate the two rounds separating 95-95 from 97-93. That card difference is verifiable; movement, selection, pressure or volume should be observed before being attributed.
Close the trilogy yourself
Score this fight without consulting the first two. In every round, mark whether Serrano cuts off an exit or only follows, and whether Taylor lands a complete combination or one isolated shot. Build 95-95 first and then 97-93. Identify the exact two rounds changing between totals, and do not award them through reputation or accumulated grievance. The draw card preserves a competitive reading without cancelling the official majority that kept Taylor champion. Testing both totals is especially useful after two controversial fights because it forces the third contest to be judged on its own quieter tactical evidence.
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