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NEW YORK, NY — There are champions and then there is Amanda Serrano.
The Real Deal.
In a class of her own.
A champion in all corners of the world.
One of the most feared and respected athletes in boxing and all of sports, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, Puerto Rico’s first ever undisputed champion, will be stepping in the ring this Friday night, August 21st in yet another historic setting—a constant theme of the 37-year-old superstar’s throughout her iconic 17-year career—headlining the first-ever boxing event on TikTok Live at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.
Amanda Serrano, the first ever Puerto Rican undisputed champion, is the MOAT—the Most of All Time—in women’s boxing. The most watched, the most paid, and the most decorated fighter in the history of the sport – Image Credit: Francisco Rodriguez/Latino Sports
To say at the bare minimum, a legendary career as each time Serrano’s made her way to the ring, she has had all of Puerto Rico, New York and aspiring female boxers from around the globe behind her in the respective fight.
“We are fighting on TikTok LIVE. The first. MVP is doing big things for the sport of women’s boxing, and for women in general. I am so excited to be a part of this.”
The same is in store Friday evening thanks to Most Valuable Promotions and the co-founder duo of Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, with Serrano (49-4-1, 32 KOs)—hailing from Carolina, Puerto Rico and representing Brooklyn, NY—going toe-to-toe against Lucrecia Manzur (14-4, 7 KOs) of San Miguel, Tucuman, Argentina.
“I know she’s a Latina. So, Latinas, women in general, I don’t think there is not one bad woman out there. We come to fight. We come to show,” said Serrano in a press conference Wednesday afternoon to officially kick off Serrano-Manzur fight week.
“We come different because we’re trying to prove to the whole world that we deserve to be here. And we just do it with a little more sassiness.”
Amanda Serrano is putting her unified WBA and WBO featherweight world titles on the line against Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur this Friday, August 21 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, headlining the first-ever championship boxing event on TikTok Live – Image Credit: Francisco Rodriguez/Latino Sports
Winning a championship belt in seven different weight divisions, the most-ever in women’s boxing history, Serrano is seeking her 50th professional win Friday and on a knockout, she would break Christy Martin’s all-time women’s boxing KO record which they are tied at with 32 each.
Yet Manzur, 27, the No. 2 WBO contender, is no slouch, as Serrano, currently holding the WBO and WBA featherweight belts, already knows in her preparation leading up to fight night.
“She’s going to come non-stop throwing punches. And I invite that. I love that. I love to fight. And you guys are in for a treat. You guys are in for a war. You know, every time Amanda, the real deal, steps into the ring, I fight for you guys, and I give it all I got.”
All in all, Serrano’s done more than give it all she’s got to the sport she loves.
That’s another reason why Friday’s fight night, a first-ever of its sorts for boxing on TikTok Live, is a win before any bell ringside is even rung.
Why? There are tens of millions of young girls and boys who will be scrolling through social media’s most-viral and trending app this Friday night like they are right now and in one split second, they can be zoned in on one of the most winningest and inspiring fighters of all time.
Completely free of charge on TikTok too.
“I’ve dedicated my career to creating opportunities for women’s boxing and bringing our sport to the biggest stages possible, so to headline the first-ever championship boxing event on TikTok is incredibly meaningful,” Serrano said.
“I just started TikTok six months ago, and every day I go on live, and I tell my friends how I really do appreciate them. Because of them, I get up in the morning, and I train as hard as I do. I fight as hard as I do because I want to give them a great performance. I want to give them my all.”
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