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Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January

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Sajad, K. (2026, October 28). Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cqn8denld133o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-28 · by Kal Sajad

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Amanda Serrano, a seven-weight world champion boxer, will end her career on January 9 in Puerto Rico by defending her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Skye Falzon at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. With a record of 50 wins, four losses, and one draw, Serrano aims to break Christy Martin's all-time women's knockout record in this final bout.
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📰 Amanda Serrano's Farewell Fight
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Kal Sajad
11 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 - Published Seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano will face Australia's Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico on 9 January in the final fight of her illustrious professional boxing career.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January
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Topics

Australia MVP Puerto Rico WBA WBO

Subjects

Serrano PERSON · 9× MVP ORG · 3× Amanda Serrano PERSON · 2× Puerto Rico GPE · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Falzon PERSON · 1× San Juan GPE · 1× Skye Falzon PERSON · 1× WBA ORG · 1× WBO ORG · 1×

Narrative

The contest was the first world title fight to be broadcast live on TikTok, generating 3.4m views. But Serrano was unable to secure the knockout she needed to surpass American boxing pioneer Christy Martin's record of 32, leaving her with one final opportunity to make history.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 - Published Seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano will face Australia's Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico on 9 January in the final fight of her illustrious professional boxing career.
2026-10-30 · BBC News
Serrano to end career in Puerto Rico in January · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published Seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano will face Australia's Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico on 9 January in the final fight of her illustrious professional boxing career. asserted
Serrano → publish → career
The 38-year-old will defend her WBA and WBO featherweight titles on home soil at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. asserted
old → defend → Juan
Serrano, who boasts a fight history of 50 wins, four defeats and one draw, will be seeking to break the all-time women's knockout record in her farewell bout. asserted
who → boast → bout
"Boxing has been my life, and I never could have imagined the journey it would take me and my family on," said Serrano, who turned professional in 2009. uncertain
who → imagine → 2009
"To close my career at home in Puerto Rico, in front of the people who have supported me from the beginning, means everything. asserted
who → close → everything
I'm going to give the fans one final night to remember. asserted
I → go → night
" Serrano's farewell bout, labelled The Last Walk, will be contested over 12 three-minute rounds against 37-year-old Falzon, who has won 12 of her 14 professional fights, including seven by knockout. asserted
who → label → knockout
In her previous outing, Serrano edged a majority decision victory over Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur to claim her 50th professional win. uncertain
Serrano → edge → win
The contest was the first world title fight to be broadcast live on TikTok, generating 3.4m views. But Serrano was unable to secure the knockout she needed to surpass American boxing pioneer Christy Martin's record of 32, leaving her with one final opportunity to make history. asserted
she → broadcast → history
'I'll continue fighting for the next generation' asserted
I → continue → generation
Serrano is the only Puerto Rican boxer, male or female, to become an undisputed world champion. asserted
Serrano → become → ?
Her profile reached new heights after she became the first fighter to sign with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) in 2021. asserted
she → reach → 2021
Founded by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, MVP has invested heavily in women's boxing in recent years. asserted
MVP → found → years
"Nakisa, Jake and MVP believed in me and in women's boxing, and together we've helped change what's possible for women in this sport," Serrano said. " asserted
Serrano → believe → sport
We've fought for respect, equal opportunities, fair pay, and the choice to compete under the same rules as men. asserted
We → fight → men
"There's still more work to do, and I'll continue fighting for the next generation long after I hang up my gloves." asserted
I → be → gloves
Serrano's career will perhaps be best remembered for her historic rivalry with Ireland's Katie Taylor, who won all three of their encounters. asserted
who → remember → encounters
The pair became the first women to headline a boxing event at the iconic Madison Square Garden in 2022, before meeting again in a hugely watched rematch on Netflix in 2024. asserted
pair → become → 2024
Taylor completed a clean sweep of the trilogy in July 2025, headlining an all-women's card in New York, before retiring in September this year following victory over Flora Pili at Dublin's Croke Park. asserted
Taylor → complete → Park
Paul and Bidarian said Serrano had "changed the entire landscape of women's boxing". asserted
Serrano → say → boxing
The most accomplished female boxer of all time, the most watched, the most paid, and one of the most influential athletes this sport has ever seen," they added. asserted
they → watch → athletes
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