Katie Taylor was unimpressed by Jake Paul's "silly" suggestion that the rematch with Amanda Serrano should be at featherweight.
Serrano and Taylor battled in a split decision for the undisputed lightweight title in what was dubbed the biggest women's bout of all time at Madison Square Garden in April. Paul co-promoted the Serrano match with Eddie Hahn, who has been in a deal with Eddie since Taylor's move from the highly anticipated Amateurs in 2016. Even the soft-spoken Taylor participates in some trash talk. Her 83,000-capacity cloakroom in Dublin Negotiations over a possible rematch at her park have stalled, with Paul now suggesting Taylor needs to drop to Serrano's weight, taking an aggressive stance. seems to keep
Taylor once tried to go super light for a world title, but never as light as the 126-pound Serrano wants. Meanwhile, the YouTube star claims that his fighter is now Taylor's preferred weight, so he should do it at Serrano for the second time. asked during an appearance on Matchroom Boxing's new Flash Knockdown podcast. "I've never heard anything so stupid in my life. I've honestly never heard someone say something so stupid. Guess I'm just trying to play
"Jake must know I won't go down to 126 lbs. Boxing champion wins but rematch in lower weight division I don't think I've ever heard of the situation... That's really nonsense! We don't know if he's playing a game or naive, but the rematch will see him at £135. "
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Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)Following the monumental success of the first conference, which attracted millions in ticket sales and an additional 1.5 million viewers on DAZN However, Serrano instead opted to return to featherweight and defend her unified title on Paul's card in August, with Tommy Fury and Hasim Rahman Jr. withdrawing.
However, Taylor is not worried that it will affect the rematch much, and is eager for a rematch with a longtime rival. It was a barnburner that almost saw it go down, but ultimately ended in a split decision for the Irish fighters. Either it delays it or it affects it," Taylor continued. "I was hoping there would be a rematch right after the last match, but that doesn't seem likely until next year.
" We are planning to return to the ring in May or December.The team has been talking to Chris Cyborg etc. After the Serrano fight, I only had a couple of days off, so I'm itching to get back in the ring.
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