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Puerto Rico's Serrano to hang up gloves in hometown farewell

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Amanda Serrano will defend her unified featherweight belts against Australian challenger Skye Falzon on January 9 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. Known as "The Last Walk," the contest offers Serrano the opportunity to surpass Christy Martin for the most knockouts in women's boxing history. In addition to earning titles across seven divisions, Serrano helped pioneer 12 three-minute rounds for female competitors, even vacating her WBC belt to stand by her push for gender equality.

Key points

  • A stoppage victory in her farewell fight would give Amanda Serrano the outright all-time…: A stoppage victory in her farewell fight would give Amanda Serrano the outright all-time women's knockout record over Christy Martin.
  • Serrano's athletic achievements include holding a Guinness World Record for capturing wor…: Serrano's athletic achievements include holding a Guinness World Record for capturing world titles across seven different weight classes.
  • Beyond her titles, Serrano actively advanced gender equality in boxing by contesting 12 t…: Beyond her titles, Serrano actively advanced gender equality in boxing by contesting 12 three-minute rounds and relinquishing her WBC championship belt.

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Oct 28 : Puerto Rico's seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano will retire after defending her unified featherweight world titles against Australia's Skye Falzon on home soil, in a fight her promoter dubbed "The Last Walk".

Most Valuable Promotions said Serrano, who holds a 50–4–1 record with 32 knockouts, will defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight world titles on January 9 at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.

Puerto Rico's only undisputed boxing champion is also gunning for the all-time women's knockout record which the 38-year-old jointly shares with American Christy Martin.

"Boxing has been my life and I never could have imagined the journey it would take me and my family on," Serrano said in a statement.

"From the early days when women's boxing was fighting for recognition in small theatre shows, to headlining Madison Square Garden in New York, reaching millions of fans around the world on the biggest shows, and helping open doors for the next generation of female fighters... I always believed and I'm proud of everything we've accomplished."

Serrano made history alongside Ireland's Katie Taylor in 2022 when they became the first women boxers to headline New York's Madison Square Garden.

The highest-profile rivalry in women's boxing produced a trilogy of fights which Taylor swept via a majority decision in 2025.

A Guinness World Record holder for winning titles across seven weight divisions, Serrano also became a leading voice for equality in women's boxing.

In 2023, she competed in the first women's unified world championship bout over 12 three-minute rounds, later voluntarily vacating her WBC title rather than abandon her commitment to equal rules.

"'The Last Walk' is a celebration of an athlete who changed the sport forever... We're proud to give Amanda the farewell she deserves," said Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, founders of Most Valuable Promotions.

"Saturday, January 9, will mark the end of an extraordinary career inside the ring, but Amanda's legacy will live on through every female fighter who follows in her footsteps."

Falzon, who is also 38, holds a 12-2 record with seven knockouts.

Original source: www.channelnewsasia.com

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