WBO SUPER CHAMPION AMANDA SERRANO: I WON’T STOP AT SEVEN DIVISIONS!

Puerto Rican star chasing more history – if she hits seventh heaven next Friday in New York

Amanda Serrano says she can win World titles in EIGHT weight divisions – but first must defeat Eva Voraberger for the vacant WBO Super-Flyweight title at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York on Friday January 18 to land a World title in her seventh weight class live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.

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Serrano guns for seventh heaven when she meets the Austrian in the Big Apple and the Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican star can surpass Mexican legend and six-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya – and will not rule out joining Manny Pacquiao as an eight-weight ruler in the future, saying weight is no obstacle thanks to her frame and work-ethic.

“As a Puerto Rican, there’s a rivalry with Mexico so I want to beat Oscar’s number next week!” said Serrano. “Maybe we should then go for Pacquiao and hit an eighth weight?

“I haven’t really sat down and acknowledged what I’ve done. My trainer tells me it’s huge and that being the third fighter to win World titles at seven weights is amazing. A little Latina from Bushwick can make history, it’s great.

“The weight is not an issue when you have a great team behind you. My MMA coach came to California to help with my nutrition to drop the weight down so it’s been fun really, I have been trying new things anyway and saw how fast the weight was coming down.

“I’m a small girl so it’s better for me to drop weight rather than go up in weight but with hard work and dedication I feel I can go up and down in weights. My last fight was at 140 where I had to run less and eat more, so this has just been the opposite of that. I always train hard and I’m in the gym 365 days a year.

“Eva’s a champion, she’s signed on the dotted line so she’s coming to fight – I just can’t wait for next Friday so I can have me some burger! My team have watched her, they come up with the gameplan and I work hard to put that plan into practice in the ring.”

Serrano’s clash with Voraberger is a DiBella Entertainment bout in association with Matchroom Boxing USA and is part of a three World title fight bill, topped by Demetrius Andrade’s first defense of his WBO World Middleweight title against Russian Artur Akavov and Irishman TJ Doheny’s maiden defense of his IBF World Super-Bantamweight title.

Former World Lightweight ruler Jorge Linares continues his comeback trail on the card when he meets Pablo Cesar Cano. Linares’ (45-4 28KOs) reign as WBA and Ring Magazine champion was ended in an epic clash with pound-for-pound star Vasily Lomachenko at Madison Square Garden in May, with Linares felling the Ukrainian star in the sixth before being stopped four rounds later.

Linares returned to winning ways in September with a third round stoppage win over Abner Cotto in September in California and starts 2019 with his 50th pro fight against Cano (31-7-1 21KOs), the Mexican former World title challenger who landed the WBC International Silver strap in his last outing in September – and Linares is joined by fellow Golden Boy Boxing star Alexis Rocha (12-0 8KOs), the 21 year old Welterweight talent ready to begin his charge for titles in 2019.

Long Island favorite and former World ruler Chris Algieri (22-3 8KOs) steps up his pursuit of regaining his World champion status at Super-Lightweight as he faces fellow New Yorker Danny Gonzalez (17-1-1 7KOs), while one of Matchroom Boxing USA’s rising stars tastes his first action in 2019 on the card as Reshat Mati (2-0 1KO) returns to the scene of his last outing in October where the ‘Albanian Bear’ went the four round distance in his second fight.

On Friday, January 18 at the Hulu Theater located at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Puerto Rico’s Amanda ‘The Real Deal’ Serrano (35- 1-1, 26 KOs) will face the interim world champion of the World Boxing Council at 118 pounds, Eva Voraberger (24-5 11KOs) of Austria – and their contest is scheduled for the vacant world title of the World Boxing Organization at 115-pounds.

In victory, she will become the first woman to win world titles in seven weight classes in professional boxing. Serrano has won world titles at 118, 122, 126, 130, 135 and 140 pounds

The fight will be broadcast live by streaming service DAZN in the United States and Puerto Rico. In the United Kingdom it will be broadcast on Sky Sports.

“I’m super excited to be able to make history together with the biggest and best platform there is right now, that is DAZN,” said Serrano, “Being part of the best makes you want to level up and we will do it together.”

“My opponent is a 118-pound world champion and will go down to 115 pounds to face me and I respect her a lot because the one that was champion, Raja Amasheh, walked away and left the title vacant to not fight with me. On January 18, I’ll come looking for the knockout and to leave with an explosive victory on behalf of my beautiful island of Puerto Rico. We will make history together!

“There is no doubt that Amanda Serrano is the best pound-for-pound fighter in women’s boxing and one of the most successful fighters in the sport, regardless of gender. In fighting for a championship in her seventh weight category, Amanda is again Showing his desire to pursue greatness, thanks to DAZN and Eddie Hearn for believing in Amanda’s talent and providing her with this platform, ” said Amanda’s promoter, Lou DiBella.

The main event of the card will feature WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade defending his belt against Artur Akavov.

WBO Convention Awards / Special Recognitions at Gala

Tonight was the 31st WBO Convention Awards Gala at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City.

WBO Fight of the Year
Sho Kimura vs. Kosei Tanaka

WBO Female Fight of Year
Arely Muciño vs. Maria Salinas

WBO Female Fighter of the Year and Super Champion
Amanda Serrano

KO of The Year
Ángel ‘Tito’ Acosta v. Abraham Rodriguez

WBO Fighter of The Year
Terence Crawford

Upset of The Year
Eleider Alvarez TKO’s Sergey Kovalev

Special Recognition

1. Brian ‘Bo Mac’ McIntyre – Gordy Volkman Award for Outstanding Trainer

2. Eddie Hearn – The New Generation Award for Outstanding Promotions During 2018

3. Masayuki Ito v. Christopher “Pitufo” Díaz – for Outstanding Fight

4. Crawford, Montiel y Tanaka – Triple Crown Award for Winning WBO World Titles in Three Weight Divisions

5. Kosei Tanaka – Super Champion Belt – For Winning WBO World Titles in Three Weight Divisions

6. Promoter of The Year US – Bob Arum

7. Promoter of The Year Europe – Frank Warren

8. De La Hoya – Trailblazer Award for Ground Breaking Fight Series Transmitted Via Facebook Watch

9. Special recognition to Rosa Volante First female WBO World Champion

10. Special recognition Ahikiko Honda promoter Japan

11. Raja Amasheh First Female Fighter World Champion of The Middle East

12. Dariusz Michalczewski 22 titles defenses at Light Heavyweight Division

13. Ivan Calderón – Commitment to the Youth Boxing Program. WBO Two division Champion

14. Acelino Freites – WBOI Two division World Champion

15. Arthur Grigorian – Former WBO World Lightweight Champion who defended his word title 17 times

16. Jaime Munguia – Devasting Knockout Puncher

PANAMA CITY, Panama — The 31st WBO Convention in Panama could not be imagined without a thrilling boxing event, and that is precisely what boxing fans and convention attendees will get on October 31 at the plush Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Hotel El Panamá in Ciudad de Panamá.

The exciting main event is the intriguing battle between unbeaten, promising, young featherweights, Jean Carlos “Chapito” Rivera (15-0, 10 KO’s) of Puerto Rico, and Jason “El Alacrancito” Sánchez (12-0, 6 KO’s) of New México for the vacant WBO World Youth Featherweight crown.

Also, in a battle of experienced world-ranked warriors, José “Páncora” Velásquez (21-6-2, 14 KO’s) of Quellón, Chile, faces tough Yenifel Vicente (33-3-2, 25 KO’s) of the Dominican Republic for the WBO Latino Super Bantamweight belt.

Moreover, unbeaten Argentina fighter “El Avión” Agustín Gauto (9-0, 5 KO’s) climbs up to the square ring to take on skilled world-ranked Nicaraguan former world-title challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago (30-4-1, 17 KO’s) for the vacant WBO Latino 108-pound strap.

In addition, unbeaten world-rated 2-time Olympian Jeyvier Cintrón (8- 0, 4 KO’s) of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, defends his WBO Latino 115-pound title against veteran Ricardo “El Matemático” Nuñez 29-8, 23 KO’s of La Chorrera, Panama, in a 10-rounder battle that promises fireworks.

Furthermore, world-ranked WBO Latino Super Featherweight champion Francisco Fonseca (22-1-1, 16 KO’s) of San Ramón, Costa Rica, makes the second defense of his Latino belt against heavy-handed challenger Yohan Vásquez (21-2, 18 KO’s) of the Dominican Republic.

2-time Olympian Jeyvier Cintrón of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, defends his WBO Latino 115-pound title against Marvin Solano of Managua, Nicaragua

EXCITING PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Moreover, two non-stop action-packed 6-rounder preliminary clashes between young Panamanian fighters are set crank up “Copa Cemento Interoceánico.”

Undefeated Jaime Valdespino (3-0, 2 KO’s) of Curundú takes on Eliécer Tenorio (2-2, 1 KO) of La 24 de Diciembre; plus, Edgardo Avila (1 -1, 1 KO) of Ciudad de Panamá squares off hard-hitting José Beitia (3-1-1, 3 KO’s) of David, Chiriquí. Winners will fight each other in the co-main event of next fight card “Box Zona 4” in Panama.

This exciting boxing event during the WBO 31st Convention is a production of Panama promotion company G&V Entertainment in association with PR Best Boxing Promotions of Puerto Rico.

Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event (Oct 31) or by contacting fulltickets.com.

Ticket prices:

Super VIP: $ 125 US Dollars
VIP Area: $ 65 US Dollars
Preferential: $ 25 US Dollars

Panamanian sponsors for this boxing show are:

Cemento Interoceánico 100% Panameño, Cable Onda Sports, Centro Comercial Los Andes Mall; Cerveza Panamá; El Siglo, El Periódico del Pueblo; RPC Radio, Telemetro Radio, Caliente 97.1; Super Q; Arrendadora Económica, No 1 en Alquiler y Venta de Autos; Ambulancia Vive and Radio Station Wao 97.5 FM Panama.

Fights Start at 7 PM.

By Carlos Costa / PhilBoxing

Today’s press conference featured fighters competing in streaming action this Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) as five-division world champion Amanda Serrano attempts to win a world title in her record sixth weight class when she faces Yamila Esther Reynoso for the WBO 140-pound title at the Barclays Center. The social media offering will be available on SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page.

AMANDA SERRANO

“I’m so thankful to have this great opportunity to make history again. I’m going to put on a tremendous show like I always do and give my hometown fans something to cheer for.

“Come Saturday night, I’m super excited to grab this title in a sixth division. It puts me up there with two of the best fighters of all time in Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. I’ve won all of my titles by knockout and I have to keep that streak going on Saturday night.

“Winning this fight is everything. I hope that I’m doing something great for young Latinas coming up in the sport. I’m going to continue to break down these barriers and one day cement my legacy in the Hall of Fame.”

YAMILA REYNOSO
“I’m very proud to be in this position. I feel relaxed because I know my team has worked hard to get me to this big fight in the U.S.

“I can box or brawl. I like to keep my options open and see what the fight calls for. I’m here to put on a good show.

“I have studied Amanda Serrano and I feel like I know her well. She’s a great world champion with a lot of experience, but I’m ready for anything she brings.”

There’s chasing greatness then there’s chasing greatness and catching it. Once you get to a certain pinnacle in your career, the really good ones look to be great. Enter Puerto Rico’s own Amanda Serrano. A female fighter that has had quite an amazing career. The only Puerto Rican fighter to win a title in five divisions.

Serrano will be making her return to ring after a long break from the sport. She last fought in November scoring a TKO victory over Marilyn Hernandez. Afterwards she took a hiatus from the sport, she began to train for MMA, her new challenge. You would think she wouldn’t box again but don’t tell her that.

She will return to the ring on September 8th to face Yamila Esther Reynoso for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight Title. It will be an opportunity to win a title in her sixth division.

Here’s the thing. Her last bout was at super bantamweight, she will be moving up a whopping four divisions!

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— Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters) August 22, 2018

She’s already great and has achieved greatness in the ring, this is about enhancing her legacy. She’s already cemented her name in the history books, this about adding another chapter to what’s already a great story. She doesn’t get the attention of her male counterparts, not even close to receiving the the same amount of money.

This is about someone that gets in the ring because she loves it.

She has earned all the success she has had, she works hard and is constantly in the gym. She pushes herself and the ones that do, usually do great things. Her idol is Miguel Cotto who has held belts in four different divisions, she’s already surpassed that and looks to add to her lead.

She has an illustrious nine year career but she’s not done yet.

She will be chasing history once again, come September 8th but don’t think she’s done yet! She has dared to be great and achieved it.

What’s next after September 8th? What bout her stepping back into cage? That’s the game plan she has publicly spoke about, that’s not just about being great, that’s pushing to do great things.

by https://fightzonenews.com/amanda-serrano-a-great-daring-to-be-greater/

SHOWTIME Sports will live-stream Serrano vs. Reynoso as part of undercard coverage on the network’s social media platforms. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN begins live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page. The live stream precedes a three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, SHOWTIME) headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter for the welterweight world championship.

Photo by Tom Casino / Showtime

NEW YORK – August 9, 2018 – Amanda Serrano will fight for a world title in a sixth weight division on Saturday, September 8 at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. Brooklyn’s Serrano will face Yamila Esther Reynoso for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship. If successful, Serrano will set a women’s boxing record as a six-division world champion, joining Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya as the only boxers, male or female, to reach the mark.

SHOWTIME Sports will live-stream Serrano vs. Reynoso as part of undercard coverage on the network’s social media platforms. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN begins live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page. The live stream precedes a three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, SHOWTIME) headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter for the welterweight world championship.

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN, the network’s seventh social media offering of live boxing in 2018, is available to all domestic users with internet access. The livestream is hosted by Ray Flores with Chris Mannix serving as analyst.

Serrano (34-1-1, 26 KOs), who is already the only woman to win titles in five weight classes, is looking to best her personal record. Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and representing her hometown of Brooklyn, Serrano has won titles from 118 to 135 pounds, earning her the No. 2 ranking on the BWAA’s inaugural women’s pound-for-pound list. The 29-year-old is also the only Puerto Rican – male or female – to capture world titles in five different weight classes and will look to build on that record against Reynoso. She fights for the fifth time in her career at Barclays Center on September 8 with a chance to once again make history again in front of the passionate fan base of Puerto Rican boxing fans in New York.

“I’m super excited to be fighting for a world title in my sixth weight class,” said Serrano. “My opponent is really a welterweight, having defended her Argentinean 147-pound title by knockout in her last fight, and is dropping down one division to face me. I am coming up four divisions for this shot. I’m sure Reynoso will rehydrate back up to her natural weight after the weigh-in, but this is a risk worth taking. She’s never been stopped either, so I know she’s durable. This is a tremendous card to be a part of with Garcia vs. Porter as the main event. My promoter, Lou DiBella, has big things lined up for me, and I am eager to take on all challenges.”

Reynoso (11-4-3, 8 KOs), of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has challenged for world titles at 140 pounds and 154 pounds. The 22-year-old has most recently campaigned at welterweight, where she held the Argentina 147-pound title, and will be moving back down in weight for her third shot at a world title. Reynoso, who will make her U.S. debut on September 8, has recorded all eight of her knockouts inside of five rounds.

“I’m very happy to be training for such a great opportunity for this WBO world title against a terrific champion in Amanda Serrano,” said Reynoso. “I am coming ready to give Serrano a real fight, and I look forward to capturing the title belt.”

“Amanda Serrano is one of the best pound-for-pound female boxers and one of the best boxers in the world, period,” said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “She is also now a two-sport athlete, embarking on her MMA career earlier this year. In the boxing ring, Serrano is a record-breaker, becoming the only female boxer to win world titles in five weight classes, and on September 8, she will attempt to break her own record, vying for a sixth division championship. I’m thrilled that the world will get to see Serrano make history once again with the bout being a part of the SHOWTIME live stream online.”

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP

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The WBO proudly congratulates Cecilia Braekhus, WBO World Female Welterweight Champion and former 5-division Female World Champion Amanda Serrano, who took the first and second place in the Boxing Writers’ Association of America (BWAA) Women’s Pound for Pound Top 10.

This is BWAA inaugural women’s top 10 pound-for-pound list, which is selected on a point system.

“Topping the first list is Cecilia Braekhus, who already made history earlier this year by being named the first BWAA Female Fighter of the Year. Braekhus is followed by Amanda Serrano (…)” reads the article by bwaa.org

Braekhus has defended her WBO belt 19 times, and is the undisputed champion in her weight category.

Serrano is the first female and Puerto Rican five-division world champion in boxing history.

Female boxing continues to grow and the WBO is happy to be a part of this, we reaffirm our commitment in continuing to support these strong and exemplary athletes.

The BWAA is proud to announce its first women’s top 10 pound-for-pound list, selected on a point system. Twice a year, in June and December, the BWAA will go public with its listings.

Topping the first list is Cecilia Braekhus, who already made history earlier this year by being named the first BWAA Female Fighter of the Year. Braekhus is followed by Amanda Serrano, Layla McCarter, Claressa Shields, Yesica Yolanda Bopp, Jelena Mrdjenovich, Delfine Persoon, Kenia Enriquez, Mariana Juarez, Daniela Bermudez and Naoko Fujioka.

Fighters from seven different countries are represented, with the United States leading the way with three fighters listed, with Argentina and Mexico having two representatives each.

BWAA Women’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10:

1. Cecilia Braekhus – Norway – 33-0

2. Amanda Serrano – Puerto Rico – 34-1-1

3. Layla McCarter – United States – 42-13-5

4. Claressa Shields – United States – 6-0

5. Yesica Yolanda Bopp – Argentina – 34-1

6. (Tie) Jelena Mrdjenovich – Canada – 38-10-2

6. (Tie) Delfine Persoon – Belgium – 41-1

6. (Tie) Kenia Enriquez – Mexico – 20-1

9. Mariana Juarez – Mexico – 49-9-4

10. (Tie) Daniela Bermudez – Argentina – 23-3-3

10. (Tie) Naoko Fujioka – Japan 17-2

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES – Erica Anabella Farias, Christina Hammer, Ibeth Zamora Silva, Katie Taylor

NOTE – Jessica Chavez is not on this list due to pregnancy

VOTERS

David Avila – http://theprizefighters.com/

Sue Fox – http://womenboxing.com/

Thomas Gerbasi – The Ring / BoxingScene / Boxing News

http://www.bwaa.org/single-post/2018/06/26/Cecilia-Braekhus-Tops-The-BWAAs-Inaugural-Womens-Pound-For-Pound-List

Las únicas campeonas mundiales en la actualidad de Puerto Rico, Amanda y Cindy Serrano de Carolina, donaron al Museo del Deporte de Puerto Rico, ubicado en el pueblo de Guaynabo, importantes hazañas históricas para el deleite de los futuros visitantes del concurrido complejo.

Luego de defender con éxito su título mundial de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo ( OMB ) en la división de las 126 libras, tras vencer a la mexicana Paola ‘La Fiera’ Torres por decisión unánime, el pasado sábado en Aguas Buenas, Cindy Serrano donará el uniforme que utilizó para la pelea, el cual fue en honor al legendario pelotero carolinense, Roberto Clemente.

El combate Serrano-Torres fue el primero en la historia del boxeo profesional de Puerto Rico, donde una mujer puertorriqueña defendió su título mundial en la pelea estelar.

“Rendirle homenaje a Roberto Clemente en mi primera defensa de título mundial era algo que no podía dejar pasar. Los años siguen pasando y el legado de Clemente sigue vivo, intacto. Sus historias dentro y fuera del parque de pelota son muchas e inspiradoras. Honor a quien honor merece. Mi deseo es que los jóvenes y demás personas que visiten el museo sepan que no importa el deporte, siempre habrá unidad porque representamos a un pais con todo el esfuerzo y corazón”, dijo Cindy Serrano.

Por su parte, Amanda, donó su recién ganada correa mundial OMB de la categoría de las 118 libras, la cual obtuvo el pasado mes de abril en Nueva York, cuando derrotó a la ex campeona mundial Dahiana Santana en combate que fue la pelea estelar por Showtime Extreme.

Con la victoria, Amanda se convirtió en la primera mujer y puertorriqueña(o) en lograr campeonatos mundiales en cinco categorías de peso.

“Con mucho cariño y felicidad, el Museo del Deporte ya tiene el último título mundial que gané el pasado 2 de abril y no hay muchas palabras para describir el privilegio y sentimiento que siento al saber que futuras generaciones sabrán de nuestras metas en el boxeo femenino. Tengo mucha fé de que me convertiré en campeona mundial de seis divisiones y cuando eso suceda, el título va para el museo”, dijo Amanda Serrano.

http://boxaldia.com/2017/05/17/hermanas-serrano-comprometidas-con-la-historia-deportiva-boricua/

(Para Español favor desplazarse hacia abajo en la página)

Boxing is a sport that deserves more attention and recognition, especially in different countries where many times it takes a back seat, however, it is actually female boxing that urgently needs more support and promotion.

Female boxers such as Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano, has seen themselves in a position to open doors in this area, and she has taken advantage of that opportunity and role to demonstrate that women can conquer big goals in this sport as well as in any other discipline, they can give a great show on the ring and can also make history.

Earning a world championship title is not an easy task for anyone, and women in particular have many more obstacles to overcome and have to deal with many stereotypes, some of which are now in the past but many others that still remain and make it difficult for women to obtain opportunities of televised fights or purse amounts at least close to those of male bouts.

However, and at just 28-years-of-age, Amanda Serrano has not let the current reality stop her, she chose to make history, not just in her native Puerto Rico, but in the world of boxing and sports; she has earned the world championship belt in five different weight divisions, initially with the IBF in the super featherweight category and then with the WBO.

Serrano is currently the first and only woman to have won world titles in five weight-classes, 135, 130 (IBF), 126, 122 and 118 lbs, four of these titles were achieved with the WBO.

For this reason, this Thursday, May 4th, we will be honoring Amanda Serrano handing her the hard earned Female Bantamweight World Championship Belt and the corresponding World Champion Ring.

The World Boxing Organization is proud to have someone as strong and determined as Amanda representing our organization; she has become a role model for many other young women who dream of practicing this demanding sport and also for those that have their eyes set on different male-dominated sports or industries.

True fighters like Amanda, give us the motivation as a World Organization to continue to provide opportunities for female boxers so that the sport continues to grow, and with this we have the possibility of contributing to change the lives of many young women and change the way society sees women in combat sports.

Congratulations Amanda Serrano for making history, the WBO is proud of being part of these achievements!

ESPAÑOL

El boxeo en general es un deporte que merece mayor atención y reconocimiento, sobre todo en países donde muchas veces es relegado a un segundo plano junto con otras tantas prácticas deportivas, sin embargo, es el boxeo femenino el que sin duda alguna urge de mayor apoyo y promoción.

Campeonas femeninas, como la puertorriqueña Amanda Serrano, se han visto en la posición de abrir camino en este campo, y han aprovechado la oportunidad para demostrar que las mujeres pueden alcanzar grandes metas en este deporte así como en cualquier otra disciplina, pueden dar espectáculo con combates aguerridos y pueden hacer historia.

Llegar a conquistar un título de campeón del mundo no es tarea sencilla para nadie, y las mujeres topan además con muchos obstáculos y estereotipos, algunos que se han ido eliminando poco a poco, otros aún persisten y provocan que sea difícil para las féminas obtener oportunidades de peleas televisadas o bolsas similares a las de los combates masculinos.

Sin embargo, y con apenas 28 años de edad Amanda Serrano no permitió que los obstaculos determinaran su camino, sio que ha hecho historia, no solo en su natal Puerto Rico sino en el mundo del boxeo y del deporte, habiendo alcanzado el cinturón de campeona en cinco categorías de peso, inicialmente con la FIB en categoría súper pluma y luego con la OMB.

Actualmente Serrano es la primer y única mujer en ganar títulos mundiales en cinco diferentes divisiones (135, 130 (FIB), 126,122 y 118 lbs), cuatro de ellos con la OMB.

Es por esta razón que este jueves 4 de mayo, la OMB estará haciendo entrega a Amanda Serrano de el merecido Citurón Mundial Femenino Gallo y la Sortija de Campeona Mundial.

La Organización Mundial de Boxeo se siente orgullosa de poder contar con una representante con el coraje y empuje de Amanda, quien hoy día se ha convertido en un gran ejemplo para muchas otras jóvenes que sueñan con practicar este difícil deporte e incluso aquellas para las que talvez el objetivo no sea el boxeo sino otras áreas generalmente dominadas por hombres.

Verdaderas luchadoras como Amanda Serrano nos motivan como Organismo Mundial a seguir dando oportunidades a las mujeres para que el boxeo femenino continúe creciendo y con ello cambiar la historia de muchas jóvenes y de su papel en los deportes de contacto.

¡Felicidades Amanda Serrano por hacer historia! La OMB está orgullosa de ser parte de estos logros.

By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – Amanda Serrano became women’s boxing’s first five-division world champion Saturday night.

The southpaw from Brooklyn defeated Dahiana Santana by eighth-round technical knockout to win the vacant WBO women’s bantamweight championship on the Andre Berto-Shawn Porter undercard in Brooklyn. Serrano’s win was televised by SHO Extreme from Barclays Center.

Serrano (32-1-1, 24 KOs) was dominant during the scheduled 10-round bout. Referee Benjy Esteves eventually had seen Santana take too much punishment and stepped in to stop the fight, with Santana on her feet, at 1:14 of the eighth round.

“It means everything to me,” a crying Serrano told Showtime’s Jim Gray in the ring after her win. “I worked so hard for this. … To be the first female and the first Puerto Rican to do so, I’m so proud to be a Puerto Rican. … I’m the happiest woman alive.”

Serrano spent much of the fight landing power punches to the wild-swinging Santana’s head. Serrano noticeably hurt the Dominican Republic’s Santana with a right-left combination and a body shot during the seventh round.

Serrano got a little reckless in the fourth round, which allowed Santana to stun her with a left hook. Serrano regained her composure quickly, though, and continued connecting to Santana’s head.

Esteves deducted a point from Santana later in the fourth for excessive holding. A ringside physician took a close look at Santana following the fourth round, but allowed her to continue.

Serrano, 28, previously owned the WBO super bantamweight, WBO featherweight, WBO lightweight and IBF super featherweight titles. Santana, 32, slipped to 35-9 (14 KOs).

Following Serrano’s fight, Brooklyn’s Richardson Hitchins (2-0, 1 KOs) dominated Puerto Rico’s Alexander Picot (2-3-1) to win a unanimous decision in their four-round welterweight fight. The 19-year-old Hitchins, who represented Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Jainero, won by the same score, 40-36, on all three scorecards.

The taller, stronger backed up a game but overmatched Picot throughout their fight, but didn’t knock him down.

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 Saturday night, on Showtime Extreme (7:30 EST), boxer Amanda Serrano competes for the chance to become the first Puerto Rican fighter and the first woman to win world titles in five weight divisions.Amanda Westcott/SHO –

When Amanda Serrano graduated from Bushwick High School ten years ago, she wasn’t busy filling out college applications or chasing boys in her Brooklyn neighborhood.

The Puerto Rican born Serrano had seen her older sister Cindy become an accomplished boxer and decided to follow in her footsteps. Without telling family members, she signed up for the New York Golden Gloves.

But the news didn’t go over well with her sister or her brother-in-law Jordan Maldonaldo who owned boxing gyms in the area.

The pair attempted to unnerve the young hopeful with some unorthodox methods.

The pair attempted to unnerve the young hopeful with some unorthodox methods.

“He had my sister beat me up to discourage me from going into the sport,” recalls Serrano.

“But she couldn’t beat me up. I kept on coming back. I was actually ready for it.”

Fast forward a decade and the 28-year-old’s resume shows just how ready she was that fateful day. The 5 foot 5 lefty is now nicknamed “The Real Deal” and has a record of 31-1-1 with 23 KOs. She and her 34-year-old sister — who are sometimes referred to as the Williams Sisters of Boxing — have landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the first female siblings to become World Champions at the same time in a major organization.

On Saturday night, she’s looking to make history when she takes on Dahiana Santana at the Barclays Center for the WBO bantamweight title. If she wins, Serrano will become both the first woman and first Puerto Rican fighter in history to capture a fifth world title in five different weight classes.

  In Jan. 2017, Amanda Serrano (right) successfully defended her WBO Jr. Featherweight belt over two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas.Ed Diller/DiBella

Her collection of belts already include a lightweight, super featherweight, featherweight and super bantamweight titles.

Bouncing around to different weight classes means her fighting weight has fluctuated anywhere from 135 to 118 pounds.

For this matchup, Serrano gave up her beloved chocolate chip cookies and bread for two months.

“This time I ate a little less than I usually eat,” she explains. “It’s pretty much a high protein, no carbs. My trainer Jordan knows nutrition and how to cut weight. I feel good. I feel strong.”

She already has her sights set on a bulkier belt.

”Hopefully after this, I can go up to 140 pounds and win another division,” she says.

In a way, boxing fame is a strange path for Serrano, who admits that she was clueless about the sport before her sister put on gloves to get into shape after giving birth. Cindy’s then-boyfriend, Maldonado, saw her potential and molded her into a pro boxer before her younger sibling’s eyes.

“I was never a boxing fan. I didn’t know anything about it,” says Amanda. “The only boxing match I remember was the Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya fight [in 1999] because my parents had a party at the house, but I didn’t watch it. I was outside playing.”

Amanda Serrano (left) and sister Cindy.

Though she caught the bug from watching her sister pound opponents, Serrano’s decision to enter the ring still devastated her mother, who didn’t want her youngest child fighting.

“It took a while for my mom to come [to fights], but she now shows me off. My dad has always been at my fights from the beginning.”

While her mother has come around to her career, one thing has never changed: The pretty brunette is still not chasing boys. In fact, she’s so focused on her career she has never a boyfriend in her life.

“I started [boxing] very young and Jordan and my sister were together for 18 years and brought me up the right way. He’s like my dad. I’m 100 percent in my career right now. Once I am done and retired I will have plenty of time for hanging out and boyfriends. I don‘t need the distractions right now,” says Serrano — who has also never had a cell phone to text boys from.

That’s not to say there haven’t been wannabe suitors.

“They can be intimidated. A lot of people ask Jordan, ‘Can I ask her out on a date?’ He says, ‘You can, but you know the answer is going to be no.’”

Serrano fights former world champion Dahiana Santana for the WBO Bantamweight World Championship on Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., on Showtime Extreme.

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Tras empatar la marca de coronarse campeona mundial en cuatro divisiones distintas en el boxeo por un puertorriqueño, Amanda Serrano espera conseguir la quinta…

Y lo podría hacer cuando se enfrente este sábado a la dominicana Dahina Santana en un histórico combate por el título mundial vacante de la OMB en la 118 libras.

Pero como dice la pugilista boricua no ha sido nada fácil.

“Oh my god! Fue una gran pelea. Con mi hermana yo empiezo…porque mi hermana es una campeona también, ahora soy la campeona…ahora este es mi amor…este es mi vida”, recordó Amanda sobre sus inicios y de la influencia en su carrera que ha tenido su hermana quien también es boxeadora.

Amanda de 28 años, asegura que el boxeo femenino es un deporte muy rudo y en el que no se gana mucho dinero.  A veces a tenido que hacer comerciales para mantenerse.

Pero a pesar de todo lo que más la anima es ser ejemplo para los niños, las mujeres y su país que ven en ella a una gran campeona.

“Yo quiero siempre ganar..siempre para adelante. Esto es para mi isla, para las mujeres boricuas. Yo quiero ser la gran campeona de Puerto Rico…esa es mi motivación para ganar..para ser la mejor”, añadió Serrano.

La gran mentora de Amanda es su propia hermana Cindy Serrano, quien es también campeona mundial en tres categorías.

Cindy cuenta que a pesar de que trató de persuadir a Amanda para que no entrara en el mundo del boxeo, no pudo.

“Cuando yo empecé no había mucho dinero, no había muchas mujeres”, explicó Cindy.

“Yo no quiero que ella lo haga (el boxear), pero lo hace muy bien y yo estoy muy feliz. Amanda es una campeona especial. Ella trabaja muy duro y estoy muy feliz por ella”, añadió la hermana.

El desempeño de Amanda en el ring ha sido tan destacado que le ha devuelto el protagonismo al boxeo femino a nivel televisivo por pagar, algo que no se veía desde hace 10 años cuando Laila Alí sobresalía en las carteleras boxísticas.

Amanda tiene un porcentaje de nocauts que solamente se ve en el boxeo masculino, entonces eso es lo que atrae a las personas”, explicó Jordan, entrenador y representante de Serrano.

“El boxeo es bien rudo, Amanda te puede chocar en un asalto y eso no se ve en las mujeres. Cuando los ejecutivos de Showtime tuvieron la oportunidad de verla personalmente y cuando la pusieron, peleó una gran pelea”, agregó Jordan.

El gran boxeo de las hermanas Serrano es tan seguido en la Isla del Encanto que en mayo participarán en la misma cartelera donde serán las estelares.

Amanda no sólo espera obtener una historica victoria este sábado sino continuar siendo un ejemplo para toda esa fanaticada no sólo en el mundo sino también en Puerto Rico que la sigue con mucho amor y cariño.

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 Amanda Serrano. (Cortesía Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment y Tom Casino/Showtime)

Luego de empatar la marca de Miguel Cotto, al convertirse en campeona mundial de cuatro categorías de peso por un puertorriqueño(a), Amanda Serrano ( 31-1-1, 23 KO ) de Carolina, buscará reinar en una quinta división, cuando se enfrente a la dos veces campeona mundial, Dahiana Santana ( 35-8, 14 KO ) de la República Dominicana en histórico duelo que será por la correa vacante mundial de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo ( OMB ) de las 118 libras.

Serrano-Santana tomará forma el sábado, 22 de abril desde el Barclay Center en Brooklyn, Nueva York y tendrá transmisión por Showtime Extreme.

El promotor de Serrano, Lou DiBella dijo que “estoy contento porque Amanda estará peleando de nuevo por Showtime. Ella merece todo esto que le está pasando. Ella no es solo una de las mejores boxeadoras del mundo, sino que yo he promovido a grandes peleadores en toda mi carrera y ella está al mismo nivel ó mas arriba que ellos”.

“Estoy lista desde hace tiempo para seguir buscando retos en diferentes pesos”, dijo Amanda Serrano,”Mi objetivo es Dahiana Santana y le doy las gracias a ella por aceptar la pelea. Ella es bien incómoda, viene a pelear y quiere traerle gloria a República Dominicana y la respeto por eso, pero mis ganas de seguir poniendo el nombre de Puerto Rico en alto, son más grandes”.

“Mi intención, al igual que la intención de mi equipo de trabajo era pelear con Sabrina Pérez, pero ella decidió dejar vacante el título para no pelear conmigo. Considero su movida como una muy mala para el boxeo femenino y para los fanáticos que siempre nos piden peleas de unificación”, dijo Amanda Serrano, quien en su última presentación en el mes de enero, derrotó por decisión unánime a las dos veces campeona mundial, Yazmin ‘Rusita’ Rivas de México.

“Yo estoy en este deporte para ganar. Si algún día, le tengo miedo a alguna boxeadora de mi división, creo que lo mejor es dedicarme a otra cosa, retirarme. Sabrina fue campeona mundial de las 122 libras y cuando fui a esa división, ella dejó el título vacante al momento de enterarse que yo venía y me tuve que enfrentar a otra oponente ( Alexandra Lazar ) y ahora que ella estuvo haciendo campaña en las 118 libras, sucede exactamente lo mismo. Esto es como un chiste de mal gusto, pero no nos quita el enfoque para esta pelea”, exclamó Serrano.

De Serrano salir con la victoria, se convertirá en la primera boxeadora profesional en lograr ser campeona mundial de cinco divisiones de peso y tendrá la mayor cantidad de divisiones ganadas en el boxeo profesional de Puerto Rico.

“Solo el hecho de estar en la lista de los campeones mundiales boricuas junto con mi hermana Cindy es algo muy grande. Todos los días, mi hermana y yo entrenamos fuerte porque nos queremos mantener como campeonas por mucho tiempo. Queremos que los boricuas se sientan orgullosos de nosotras”.

Por su parte, Dahiana Santana de Santo Domingo, ha sido campeona mundial de las 126 libras en la Federación Internacional de Boxeo y la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo, esta última como campeona mundial Interina.

Purse Bid Minutes

WBO FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHT PURSE BID

SABRINA PEREZ vs. AMANDA SERRANO

The Purse Bid was originally convened for March 30, 2017 at 11:00 am, but later postponed until April 3^rd 2017 to be held at:

WBO Headquarters

1056 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 711

San Juan, PR 00927-5013

Purse Bid Attendees:

1. Manuel Marrero Hueca, Administrative Advisor, presiding
2. Fernando Gaztambide representing Dibella Entertainment and Amanda Serrano
3. Doris Companys, WBO Executive Coordinator

The Purse Bid Notice was issued on March 27^th for the date of March 30th to all Bona-Fide Promoters. After the postponement, it was held on April 3^rd. The Purse Bid officially began at 11:10 am waiting for the arrival of the representatives of Sabrina Perez, but as no one arrived, the Purse Bid began without their presence.

Mr. Marrero Hueca greeted Mr. Gaztambide.

Mr. Gaztambide, representing Dibella Entertainment and Amanda Serrano, handed Mr. Marrero Hueca his first envelope, thus initiating the Purse Bid. The envelope contained a check in the amount of $1,000.00 (One Thousand) Dollars for the Purse Bid Service Fee and the proof they are a bona fide licensed WBO Promoter.

Mr. Marrero Hueca stated for the record that Dibella Entertainment is a bona fide promoter.

La boricua Amanda Serrano tiene marca de 31-1-1 y 23 KO. (Archivo/GFR)

La boricua asegura que las boxeadoras argentinas no la quieren enfrentar

La boxeadora boricua Amanda Serrano (31-1-1 y 23 KO), arremetió contra las argentinas Sabrina Pérez, futura rival, y Alejandra Oliveras.

Luego de vencer por decisión unánime a la campeona mundial de dos divisiones, Yazmin Rivas, de México, para retener el título mundial de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) en la categoría de las 122 libras, Serrano busca ahora bajar a la división de las 118 libras para retar a la actual campeona de ese organismo, Sabrina “La Muñequita” Pérez (16-0-1 y 2 KO), de Argentina.

“Sabrina fue campeona mundial (OMB) de las 122 libras al mismo tiempo que yo era campeona de las 126 libras. Cuando ella supo de mi interés de bajar a las 122 libras, rápido ella se fue a las 118 libras”, dijo Serrano.

Agregó que “ahora que ella está en las 118 libras y yo quiero ese título, ella no aparece. Creo que ella es una muñequita como se hace llamar, pero con ruedas y por eso se puede escapar. Ella y su equipo saben que estoy dispuesta a viajar nuevamente para Argentina. Ya quisiera que esto fuera como el boxeo de hombres, porque así me pagarían como le han pagado a Golovkin por no querer enfrentarlo”.

En agosto de 2014, la boxeadora puertorriqueña viajó a Argentina, donde se coronó campeona mundial de la OMB en la categoría de las 135 libras, al vencer por nocaut en el sexto asalto a María Maderna, quien llevaba tres defensas exitosas del título.

Por otra parte, la boxeadora argentina Alejandra Oliveras, una campeona mundial de cuatro divisiones al igual que Serrano, estará regresando al cuadrilátero el 8 de abril en Argentina, luego de un año y nueve meses de inactividad.

Oliveras tiene programado pelear por la vacante correa mundial del organismo no reconocido con sede en Argentina llamado WPC (World Pugilism Commission), ante la mexicana Lesly “Explosiva” Morales.

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    Amanda Serrano, right, won on all cards to retain the WBO junior featherweight title in front of her hometown crowd in Brooklyn, N.Y. Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment

NEW YORK — Amanda Serrano defeated Yazmin Rivas by unanimous decision to retain the WBO junior featherweight title Saturday night in the first nationally televised English-language women’s world title bout in the United States since 2007.

The judges scored the fight 97-93, 98-92, 99-91 to give Serrano the victory at Barclays Center in her hometown of Brooklyn.

The Puerto Rico-born Serrano (31-1-1, 23 KOs) landed 33 percent of her punches while Rivas (35-10-1, 10 KOs) landed just 20 percent, according to CompuBox, as the two women went the distance in the 10-round bout.

“We wanted the knockout, but I was ready for 10 rounds,” Serrano said. “People who think I’m just a brawler saw that I’m a great boxer today.”

Rivas, who took home $15,000 for the fight, still has yet to be knocked out in her professional career, while Serrano, who took home $17,500, carried a knockout percentage of 72 heading into the matchup — a rate unrivaled among the top women fighting in the junior featherweight division.

Still, Serrano went after Rivas aggressively throughout the fight, throwing 431 power punches and landing 177 (44 percent), while Rivas threw nearly 100 fewer and landed only 29 percent (97 of 332).

“She hit hard, but I hit her harder,” Serrano said. “I could hear her breathing in between rounds and I knew I had her.

“It was a great night for women’s boxing, and I hope it keeps getting bigger and bigger.”

The three judges scored all 10 rounds within a one-point margin, with their scorecards reflecting Serrano’s dominance in the middle rounds and strong performance in the final round to close it out.

“It was an excellent fight,” Rivas said. “I knew everything was against me and to win I had to knock her out. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen today.”

Serrano’s victory aired on Showtime Extreme, a subnetwork of Showtime, on the undercard of the network’s doubleheader headlined by the Badou Jack-James DeGale super middleweight world title unification bout.

The last women’s world title fight on English-language television in the U.S. was Mary Jo Sanders’ defeat of Valerie Mahfood by unanimous decision to retain her International Boxing Association female middleweight title on March 30, 2007, on ESPN2.

A week before that fight, Fox Sports Net televised Holly Holm defeating Ann Saccurato to win the IBA female world welterweight title, the WBC female world welterweight title, the WBA world female welterweight title and the International Female Boxers Association world welterweight title.

Serrano-Rivas also was the first women’s fight on a Showtime network (non-pay-per-view) since 2000.

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Date:  Saturday, January 14, 2017

WBO Junior Featherweight Championship Title Bout

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Nueva York.

Promoter:  DiBella  Entertainment

Supervisor:WBO Second Vice President Erno Labega,

Referee:Sparkle Lee (New York)

Judges:Robin Taylor (New York), Kevin Morgan (New York) and Ron McNair (New York)

Results:The WBO Junior Featheweight Championship Title was won bySerrano Wins by Unanimous Decision

TV:Showtime

ISLA VERDE, CAROLINA, PR-(10 de marzo de 2016)- La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) y su Presidente, Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, otorgaron un emotivo reconocimiento y le hicieron entrega oficial de la corona pluma a la campeona mundial puertorriqueña, Amanda ‘Real Deal’ Serrano, en ceremonia celebrada hoy en el Hotel Verdanza de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

“Amanda Serrano tiene todas las facultades para ser una súper estrella, ella todavía está en acenso, pero ya ha logrado tres campeonatos en diferentes divisiones y dos de ellos con la OMB”, manifestó el Lcdo. Valcárcel. “Es un honor para la OMB y Puerto Rico tener una campeona como ella, que es ejemplo para otras puertorriqueñas para que sigan sus pasos. Trabajaremos con ella para llevar el mensaje positivo a las comunidades latinas en Estados Unidos y acá en Puerto Rico. Es un orgullo tenerla como campeona”.

Serrano, nacida en Carolina, Puerto Rico, pero residente en Nueva York, es una cuatro veces campeona mundial de tres diferentes divisiones (126,130,135 libras). Se convirtió en la primera boxeadora puertorriqueña en conquistar una faja mundial de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo, esto cuando el 15 de agosto de 2014 viajó a Argentina para destronar en seis asaltos a la hasta entonces campeona de la división ligero, María ‘Tily’ Maderna.

El pasado 17 de febrero en Nueva York, Amanda conquistó su segundo cetro de la OMB (peso pluma), al despachar en el primer episodio a la ex campeona mundial, Olivia Gerula.

“Siento un gran orgullo, que me pone muy feliz y contenta”, expresó Serrano. “El apoyo y cariño que me ha brindado la OMB y el Lcdo. Valcárcel ha sido indescriptible. He sentido el amor de toda mi gente de Puerto Rico y eso me ayuda a seguir luchando para conquistar todos mis sueños. Tengo el corazón boricua, que es enorme. Quiero ser una gran campeona de la OMB y buscar dos títulos que me faltan: 122 libras y 140 libras”.

En adició a la correa mundial y una hermosa placa entregada por la OMB, la campeona recibió un reconocimiento por parte del legislador de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, Ángel ‘Gary’ Rodríguez.

El campeón mundial Jr. Ligero de la OMB Román ‘Rocky’ Martínez, los ex campeones mundiales Alfredo ‘El Salsero’ Escalera, Samuel ‘El Torbellino’ Serrano, Álex ‘El Nene’ Sánchez, José ‘Carita’ López, Iván ‘Iron Boy’ Calderón, Juan Manuel ‘Juanma’ López, el campeón NABO Jr. Ligero Orlando ‘Fenómeno’ Cruz, el campeón Latino Jr. Gallo de la OMB David Quijano, los contendores Jesús Rojas, Víctor Bisbal y Rey ‘El Maestro’ Ojeda, los prospectos Christopher ‘Pitufo’ Díaz, Edgardo ‘Sasso’ López, Starling Cordero, Néstor Bravo y Ryan Pino, los juveniles Fernando Semidey, Redy Romero y las promesas femeninas Natasha Cantero, Tatiana Ortiz y Krystal Rosado compartieron con la campeona.

“Este es un reconocimiento muy motivador para Amanda como boxeadora, y ejemplo para los demás boxeadores y boxeadoras que vienen subiendo”, dijo el ex súper campeón, Iván Calderón. “Demuestra el gran nivel que tiene el sexo femenino en el boxeo, aparte de llenar de belleza el cuadrilátero como digna representación boricua”.

Además de los boxeadores, participaron de la actividad los entrenadores Félix Pagán Pintor, Orlando Piñero, José Bonilla, José García, Ricky Pino, Jesús ‘Tangui’ Ortiz y Elliot Ramos, los jueces Nelson Vázquez, Gerry Martínez, Idalia Parra, Hernando Steidel y Luis Ruiz, los árbitros José Hiram Rivera, Luis Pabón, Roberto Ramírez, Ramón Peña y Melva Santos.

Por parte de la OMB, estuvieron presente el Presidente Fundador Lcdo. Luis Batista Salas, Secretario Ejecutivo Lcdo. José Izquierdo, Tesorero Adolfo ‘Fito’ Flores, Presidente del Comité de Quejas y Agravios Alberto Rodríguez y el Asesor Administrativo Manuel Marrero Hueca.

  La puertorriqueña Amanda Serrano fue campeona peso ligero de la OMB Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment

La puertorriqueña Amanda Serrano, ex campeona peso ligero de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), no tiene dudas de que el sábado agregará un nuevo cinto a su colección, aunque ésta vez en la división pluma.

Serrano, hermana menor de la también reconocida peso ligero Cindy Serrano, aseguró el miércoles estar en la mejor de las condiciones de cara a su combate ante la húngara Erika Kalderas, en donde disputará la vacante pluma de la OMB.

Esa noche buscará unirse al grupo de campeones puertorriqueños vigentes en la actualidad y entre los que figuran José ‘Sniper’ Pedraza, Román ‘Rocky’ Martínez y McJoe Arroyo.

Serrano y Kalderas formarán parte del respaldo del cartel que tendrá lugar en el Barclays Center de Brooklyn, y en el que el choque estelar será la defensa entre el campeón peso pesado del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB), Deontay Wilder ante Artur Szpilka.

“Me siento muy bien y hemos entrenado fuerte para éste combate. Realmente no sé mucho de ésta nueva rival, sólo que su última pelea fue una derrota. Pero estamos listos y motivados para ganar esa corona y colocarnos en el grupo de mis ídolos Miguel Cotto, ‘Tito’ Trinidad y los actuales campeones puertorriqueños”, sostuvo la joven de 27 años que tiene récord de 26-1-1 y 19 nocáuts.

“Esta es una oportunidad grande. Formar parte de un evento en Brooklyn me motiva mucho. En estos momentos no me interesa quien tengo de frente. Solo me importa esa correa y nadie me la va a arrebatar. Así que prometo que esa noche habrá fuegos artificiales sobre el ring”, agregó.

Serrano, que es entrenada por Jordan Maldonado, tenía previsto enfrentarse inicialmente a la nigeriana Helen Joseph. Pero problemas de visado de ésta última impidieron su viaje a Nueva York.

“No siento ninguna preocupación por el cambio. He hecho un gran trabajo con mi entrenador Jordan Maldonado y además siempre nos hemos entrenado con diferentes estilos para que estas cosas no afecten”, añadió.

Serrano viene de un gran año 2015 en el que consiguió un total de cuatro victorias, dos de ellas por la vía rápida. En su última pelea vención por nocáut técnico en el tercer asalto a Djemilla Gontaurk en un choque celebrado en el Aviator Sports Complex de Brooklyn durante el pasado mes de noviembre.

La joven puertorriqueña ha sido campeona súperpluma de la FIB y en el 2012 falló en coronarse en ese peso en el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo al caer por decisión ante Frida Wallberg, su única derrota hasta el momento.

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It is finally official… Amanda Serrano (26-1-1, 19 KOs) has signed a promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment.

We have already known that Serrano will be featured in a 10 round Featherweight clash with Ghana’s Helen Joseph (12-3-1, 7 KOs) on the stacked January 16th Deontay Wilder WBC title defense against Artur Szpilka at the Barclays Center. Today, it was also announced that the #WomenofBoxingbout will be for the vacant WBO Featherweight World Championship.

“The Real Deal” Serrano is no stranger to high level title bouts, having captured the IBF Super Featherweight crown in 2011with her 2nd Round TKO over Kimberly Connor. She has also claimed the UBF and WIBA Featherweight titles in 2013 with a 1st Round stoppage over Wanda Pena Ozuna prior to winning the WBO Lightweight championship in 2014 by way of 6th Round KO of Maria Elena Maderna.

Serrano will come prepared for war as normal as she comes to entertain her Brooklyn and global fans on January 16th.

“Iron Lady” Joseph is coming off of a hard fought decision loss to Jennifer Han for the IBF Featherweight title. That was he second attempt at the IBF crown, with a decision loss also to Dominican Republic’s Dahiana Santana in 2012.

Joseph has not been stopped in her career, which is something Serrano specializes in. Serrano has stopped 10 of her last 11 opponents.

Can Joseph withstand the Real Deal bombs?

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Se coronó campeona peso ligero de la OMB tras derrotar a María Elena Maderna

Por José A. Sánchez Fournier-

En una demostración de poder, velocidad y determinación, la puertorriqueña Amanda Serrano se coronó campeona mundial del peso ligero anteanoche en Buenos Aires, Argentina, noqueando en seis episodios a la favorita local María Elena Maderna.

Una certera derecha de la boricua al mentón durante un intercambio tiró al suelo a la argentina hasta entonces reina de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB). Maderna se levantó, pero disintió con la cabeza, dejándole saber al referí Aníbal Andrade que no continuaría el combate. El final oficial llegó restando 54 segundos del sexto episodio.

“Me siento muy agradecida por la oportunidad que me dio María Maderna y su equipo de trabajo. Puerto Rico esto es para ustedes”, dijo la nueva campeona, ayer. “Quiero pelear en Puerto Rico. Ojalá se haga realidad pronto”.

Despreocupada ante una rival más alta, más corpulenta y que además peleaba en su país, la zurda Serrano (21-1-1, 16 nocauts) se lanzó sobre Maderna (13-9-3, dos nocauts) tan pronto sonó la primera campana. Sorprendida ante el ímpetu de su rival, la local retrocedió e intentó utilizar su boxeo depurado y ventaja en alcance.

Serrano no lo permitió. Obligó el cuerpo a cuerpo y aunque recibió derechas en intercambio, su mayor velocidad le permitió pegar en 2 por 1.

Luego de un golpe bajo de Serrano en el tercer round, a Maderna le dieron varios minutos de recuperación a la argentina, incluso permitiéndole ser atendida en su esquina y cambiarse el protector.

Aun así, Serrano mantuvo su enfoque. Siguió desgastando a la argentina con su presión y golpes de poder, hasta que dijo no más en el seis. Amanda fue campeona 130 libras de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo (FIB), por lo que el triunfo de anoche la convierte en bicampeona divisional. Es hermana menor de la también pugilista Cindy Serrano (21-5-2, nueve nocauts).

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