Serrano never stopped punching, though, and appeared to have Taylor teetering in the final seconds of the bout. Taylor leaned in on Serrano repeatedly, appearing to have trouble keeping herself up on her own. She had already been deducted a point for head-butting in the eighth round.

Netflix figures to capture a lot of eyeballs Friday night when Mike Tyson fights Jake Paul in what almost assuredly will be more spectacle than boxing. However, fans of the sweet science will be tuned for the fight before The Fight.

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano face off in a highly-anticipated rematch in Arlington, Texas. The initial meeting was a historic fight for female boxing that took place in April of 2022 at Madison Square Garden. It was the first women’s boxing headliner at the iconic venue and the fight matched the hype with back-and-forth action throughout.