Women’s Boxing Shines Once Again In Madison Square Garden And Continues To Elevate The Sport
After decades of fighting for acceptance and recognition in the sport of Boxing, Women’s Boxing reached the pinnacle in April of last year when an encounter for the Undisputed Lightweight championship of the world between undefeated champion Katie Taylor and multi-division world champion Amanda Serrano became the first women’s bout in the history of the sport to headline a Boxing card in the main arena in the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden. If that long overdue milestone for women in the sport were not enough, the fight between Taylor and Serrano turned out to be an all-time classic that was a Fight of the Year candidate not just in Women’s Boxing, but in the entire sport. Nearly one year later, one half of that epic encounter returned to Madison Square Garden, this time headlining a Women’s world championship twin bill. This observer is referring to Amanda Serrano, who on February 4th returned to The Garden in an attempt to fully unify the 126lb. Featherweight division t...