On a night where all eyes were on her, Am𒐪anda Serrano made it count, punishing Miriam Gutierrez through ten rounds to win her 28th-straight fight and potentially earning a date with Katie Taylor in 2022.
Serrano, a seven-division world champion, used her power to rearrange the face of Gutierrez inside the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. There was no controversy from the judges herꩵe, as they saw a dominant performance by Serrano, scor꧟ing the contest 99-90, 99-91,100-90. With the crowd behind her all night, Serrano was ecstatic to celebrate with the Florida crowd.
Sཧhowcasing that power early, Serrano landed hard body shots to start round one. She would then land extremely quick hands, from jabs to body to face shots. Gutierrez was getting bombarded with blows and tried holding onto Serrano to halt her aggressive shots. Serrrano, however, continued laying into Gutierrez until the end of the round.
Round two was more of the same, as Serrano was teeing off. She landed hooks to the face body with great volume. Gutierrez threw a few solid blow𒊎s as well, but they didn't phase Serrano. The latter's shots were harder and with a clear purpose. Serrano then hit a reaching body shot in round three and continued her fast pace.
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Gutierrez continued to showcase her grit while her face was being pulverized by Serrano. The latter landed more body shots and was toying with her in round five. Serrano pushed Gutierrez's head back with another blow. By round seven,ꦺ Serrano started going low. Uppercuts and hooks were the name of the game, while Gutierrez landed a few of her own. Against the ropes, Serrano looked unstoppable.
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Round eight was Gutierrez's best round as Serrano was missing her shots. It did not matter, however, as Serrano landed uppercuts through Gutierrez's defense in round nine. Gutierrez's body was open for big blows by Serrano in round ten. While Serrano would get blasted by shots, she would continue to show why she is one of the most powerful punchers in boxing with calculating blows. S🌠he swung away at Gutierrez before the final bell.
“I love [attacking ]the body. I love [attacking] the head. I love throwing body shots," Serrano stated. "It feels awesome to get this reception. I have to thank Jake Paul. If it wasn’t for him and him pushing me, none of these people would know who I am."
I want to thank my dance partner
— Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters)
Miriam Gutiérrez She didn’t come to lay down. I don’t care who is in front of me I’m not coming to Play!
She just told me she weighed 160lbs today🔜. Thanks God I worked with my girl who was about 165. God is Great. I’m Blessed!
According to , Serrano landed 236 shots compar꧂ed to Gutierrez's 129. Those shots were the against Serrano. Serrano only landed single-digits shots once and landed 40 𒊎in the seventh.
Gutierrez is now 2-2 in her last four fights. Serrano is ready for a fight against undisputed ch♋ampion Katie Taylor, who recently won her fight against Firuza Sharipova on December 11.
“I’m ready for Katie [Taylor]," Serrano went on to say. "I don’t think she’s as strong as Miriam, so I think I’m OK.”
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