Amanda Serrano delivered one other dominant efficiency within the MVP Boxing headliner on Saturday night time, handily defeating Reina Tellez to retain her unified featherweight titles.
With a possibility to tie Christy Martin for essentially the most finishes in girls’s boxing historical past, Serrano got here out swinging from the get-go. Serrano spent the primary two rounds touchdown straight punches at will earlier than launching an all-out assault on Tellez’s midsection.
By the tip of the fourth, it was clear that Serrano was in full management, although Tellez was removed from outclassed or outgunned. The unbeaten American was greater than prepared to face and commerce with the defending champ, although she couldn’t muster the identical quantity or energy as Serrano.
Serrano appeared to have Tellez in bother after connecting with a sequence of brutal physique blows within the fifth. Nonetheless, the challenger made it by the stanza, catching Serrano with a counter left hook within the ultimate 30 seconds. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to swing the scorecards in her favor.
Nevertheless, the momentum began to shift barely within the sixth as Serrano was noticed sporting some swelling beneath her proper eye. Tellez proceeded to ship her finest spherical of the battle, catching the champ with a counter proper as Serrano tried to plod ahead and stroll by Tellez’s offense.
The tempo slowed considerably within the later rounds, however Serrano would proceed to keep up her stranglehold on the motion. Within the tenth, Serrano unleashed a flurry of physique photographs, hoping to down Tellez within the closing seconds. To her credit score, Tellez weathered the storm, making it to the ultimate bell and scoring an ethical victory.
Official End result: Amanda Serrano def. Reina Tellez by way of (98-92, 97-93, 97-93) to retain the Ring Journal, WBA World & WBO world featherweight championships.
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