FANS have slammed Katie Taylor’s controversial win over Amanda Serrano as “rigged”.

The pair fought in an exhilarating ten-round bout on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.

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Taylor vs Serrano was a rematch of their historic Madison Sq. Backyard dust-up in 2022, which noticed the Bray bruiser win through a cut up resolution.

And the 38-year-old Irishwoman tasted victory once more over her Puerto Rican rival regardless of a degree deduction tonight.

Taylor received through a unanimous resolution in Texas, with the announcement of her triumph greeted by boos contained in the AT&T Stadium.

Serrano landed an unimaginable 324 punches – in comparison with her opponent’s 217.

At a mean of 33 per spherical, CompuBox stated it was essentially the most by a feminine fighter since data started.

And lots of thought her victory was sealed when Taylor was deducted a degree for seemingly headbutting a bloodied Serrano’s minimize above her eye.

However the judges felt Taylor was nonetheless the higher girl, which led to Serrano making shock claims within the ring after the bout.

She stated: “I knew the judges could be shady, I went up three divisions and dared to be nice.

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“I’m need to be nice and combat one of the best. I’m a featherweight.

“Each minimize bothers you and also you get blood within the eye however we all know that is what she does, regardless of what number of cuts I get, I hold going.

“She headbutts in each combat, she does it in different fights. I’m a champion, I’m completely happy and super-grateful to be right here.”

And he or she later tweeted from her altering room: “To my followers I’m going to at all times give it all the pieces I’ve.

“I’m a ruthless warrior and Katie is my buddy however Rattling her finest attribute is her head.

“No punching energy however exhausting head.”

In the course of the combat, Netflix commentator stated the controversy round her win will “be an asterisk on Katie Taylor’s legacy”.

However she responded: “I do know it was an absolute slugfest and a warfare.

“We agreed to 12 rounds within the subsequent combat, so the third combat is on.

“She’s a troublesome warrior and an enormous puncher, I do not care if individuals disagree with the outcome, it is solely the judges who matter.

“I did not agree with the purpose deduction, typically it simply will get tough in there.

“That is a tremendous second for ladies’s boxing.”

In the meantime, followers additionally felt Serrano was exhausting accomplished by, with one saying: “Taylor shouldn’t have received. Disgusting headbutts. Much less punches. Clear loss.”

One other added: “By no means seen one thing extra rigged.”

Extra commented: “Largest theft in boxing historical past.

“Horrible from judges once more. UFC, Boxing all the pieces. sports activities are cooked. Amanda Serrano you’re a winner in our hearts.”

A fourth reacted: “We simply witnessed a dwell theft.”

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