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Archive photo · 20 October 2016Amanda Serrano Ends Career With Final Fight Against Skye Falzon In San Juan
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Amanda Serrano will fight Skye Falzon on January 9 in San Juan for final bout. She defends unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles at Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
Serrano ends career
Amanda Serrano will end her professional boxing career with a final fight against Australia’s Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico on 9 January, with Serrano defending her WBA and WBO featherweight titles at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. Serrano will face Falzon over 12 three-minute rounds, and Serrano is seeking to break the all-time women’s knockout record in her farewell bout. Serrano said, "Boxing has been my life, and I never could have imagined the journey it would take me and my family on," as she framed the homecoming as her final ring walk.
Most Valuable Promotions said "THE LAST WALK" will be live on DAZN, with Serrano set to compete on Saturday, January 9 at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. MVP’s announcement also said Serrano will defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight world titles at 126 lbs against Falzon over 12 three-minute rounds under equal championship rules to men.
Titles, records, and rules
Serrano will defend unified featherweight titles against Falzon, and Sky Sports described the fight as taking place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan on January 9. Falzon is 12-2 (7), and Serrano is seeking to break the all-time women’s knockout record. Serrano said, "To close my career at home in Puerto Rico, in front of the people who have supported me from the beginning, means everything," as she discussed what the final night means.
The New York Times said Serrano will fight for the final time on January 9 and defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight world titles at 126lbs against Falzon at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. The event, titled "The Last Walk," will be broadcast live on DAZN.
MVP, Falzon, and legacy
Tickets for The Last Walk will go on sale Tuesday, November 3 at 12:00pm AST atTicketera.com, and the Kickoff Press Conference will take place Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30pm AST at DISTRITO T-Mobile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. MVP said the press conference will feature Amanda Serrano, Skye Falzon and MVP Founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, and it described Serrano as Puerto Rico’s first and only undisputed boxing champion. Falzon said, "After 14 years as a professional boxer, I have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to step into the ring with the best female boxer in the world," in a quote included with the fight announcement.
Falzon added, "I have nothing but respect for Amanda Serrano," and she said, "I am stepping in to prove that I belong there and to give everything I have to create my own piece of boxing history." Serrano equalled the all-time women’s knockout record in May with a second-round stoppage win over Cheyenne Hanson, putting her level with Christy Martin on 32 KO wins.
