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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will make history Saturday night when they headline the first-ever female main event at Madison Square Garden … but the fight’s a lot more than the answer to a future trivia question — Taylor tells us this fight could be remembered like Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I.
… which also went down at the “world’s most famous arena.”
TMZ Sports talked to the 35-year-old undefeated champ (20-0, 6 KO’s) ahead of her April 30th DAZN PPV scrap with 33-year-old Serrano (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) — a fight that’s hyped up women’s boxing — so we asked Katie if there would be a carry-over effect which would elevate the sport for years to come.
“I think so. I think the fight on Saturday night is going to absolutely be awe-inspiring for people. I feel like where our matchups are stylistically we match up very very well. I feel and it’s going to make for a phenomenal fight and I think this fight is going to be talked about for years and years to come.”
Taylor continued … “I’ve even talked about every time you say ‘Madison Square Garden’ you think of the likes of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. These kinds of fighters — fights that we still talk about to this day. So I feel like the fight between myself and Amanda will be talked about for years and years to come as well. And absolutely think there will be follow-through, carry on with regards to the payday as well.”
Sure, Ali-Frazier is one of the greatest rivalries — not just in boxing, but sports in general — so comparing any fight to the March 1971 matchup will be viewed as blasphemous.
But, that’s not what Katie’s saying. Her point is the fight — pitting arguably the two greatest female boxers against one another — is going to be incredible, and could change women’s boxing in an array of ways … including fan interest and pay.
Bottom line for Taylor … “Biggest fight of my career and a moment in history and this is really stuff of dreams.”