Amanda Serrano with fierce performance: Knocked out in two rounds
Amanda Serrano cornered her rival against the ropes and connected quick combinations to the body and face without receiving an effective response
Unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano retained her WBA and WBO world titles with a TKO victory over Cheyenne Hanson. The fight, held at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, ended two minutes and twenty-five seconds into the second round.
This contest was fought under the regulations of men's boxing, agreed to ten rounds lasting three minutes each.
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The modification in time per episode allowed Amanda Serrano and her opponent to structure a work plan based on tactical analysis and precision from the first bell.
Adoption of the three-minute rules
During the preparation of the fight, the Puerto Rican champion defended the implementation of this time format for women's boxing.
At the official press conference organized by the promoter Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), Amanda Serrano explained the impact of this measure on the discipline.
"We needed a change. Many women want to fight for three minutes. They want to have more time to show their skills, more time to get knockouts and more time to be compared to men," Amanda Serrano told the media gathered in Texas.
The strategy of the confrontation began to take shape from the first round. Hanson tried to maintain the distance by combining movements and quick blows, while Amanda Serrano advanced progressively, looking for the ideal spaces to connect her left combinations with power.
The definition of the fight in the second round
For the second episode, the unified monarch increased the volume of her offensive and imposed physical conditions on the ring. Hanson tried to respond with left hooks, but her attacks were contained by the defense of the Puerto Rican boxer, who continued to press forward.
Amanda Serrano cornered her rival against the ropes and connected quick combinations to the body and face without receiving an effective response from the German challenger.
Given the lack of active defense on the part of the European boxer, the combat referee decided to stop the actions in the ring.
The victory consolidates Amanda Serrano's leadership in the 126-pound division. With this triumph, the Puerto Rican athlete, supported by the promoter MVP, expands her professional record and maintains the validity of her world titles pending new mandatory defenses for this year.