{"id":5752,"date":"2023-10-30T17:17:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5752\/will-the-historic-serrano-vs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:17:34","slug":"will-the-historic-serrano-vs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5752","title":{"rendered":"Will the historic Serrano vs. Ramos fight change the direction of women&#8217;s boxing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will the historic Serrano vs. Ramos fight change the direction of women&#8217;s boxing?\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Michael Rothstein, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">October 30, 2023, 1:27 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN.  Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons.  You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>ORLANDO, Fla. &#8212; They both, in their own ways, felt it was time to open the next chapter in women&#8217;s boxing.  Amanda Serrano when she started tossing around the idea of \u200b\u200bthree-minute rounds and Danila Ramos when she agreed to fight the undisputed featherweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the changes happen in iconic sold-out arenas, in the grandest atmospheres one can offer.  Other times, they&#8217;re held on a Friday night, in a sold-out 3,500-seat ballroom in the middle of Florida.  But the key is progress.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from what Serrano and Ramos did \u2013 choosing to fight 12 three-minute rounds instead of the usual 10 two-minute rounds for women&#8217;s title fights \u2013 offset the end result of Serrano beating Ramos by unanimous decision to maintain its IBF.  , WBO and WBA titles.  This fight showed that women can be equal in terms of rounds, minutes and types of fights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ancient history,\u201d Serrano said.  \u201cWe made history together and I can\u2019t wait to see the future of women\u2019s boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Serrano understood the pressures, just as she did a year ago when she fought Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden as the first female headliner at one of boxing&#8217;s most iconic venues .  She knew they had to keep their promises.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Will-the-historic-Serrano-vs-Ramos-fight-change-the-direction.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698675454_212_Will-the-historic-Serrano-vs-Ramos-fight-change-the-direction.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Taylor and Serrano then did so.  Serrano and Ramos have done it now.  Serrano-Ramos felt no different than the fights between male fighters presented every weekend across the boxing landscape.  That&#8217;s a big part of the problem.  Serrano, after an emotional period in the first three rounds \u2013 not atypical of how her male counterparts approach fights \u2013 fought with the same style she always does.  She threw more than 1,100 punches during the 12-round fight, including more than 110 in the 10th, 11th and 12th.<\/p>\n<p>It showed that she wasn&#8217;t tiring &#8211; and those three rounds, the championship rounds, were the most entertaining of the fight, as is often how it&#8217;s supposed to go.  What fans hope to see.  Serrano and Ramos have proven they can handle it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe I opened doors with this fight,\u201d Ramos said through a translator.  &#8220;And that I&#8217;m happy to leave my mark. &#8230; Today I realized a dream and I was able to make it come true. So never stop fighting for your dreams.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Amanda Serrano, right, defeated Danila Ramos by unanimous decision Friday night. <cite>Photo by Alex Menendez\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now the question is what&#8217;s next.  Three of the four major sanctioning bodies have approved this fight, suggesting that this should be more than an isolated case \u2013 which is what Serrano and his team wanted to ensure.<\/p>\n<p>Many fighters have expressed interest in three-minute rounds in the future.  In October, more than twenty female fighters past and present showed their support for the choice between 10 and 12 minute rounds and two and three minute rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Serrano said she wishes all her fights were of such length.  Unified strawweight champion Seniesa Estrada, who fought a three-minute round against Marlen Esparza earlier in her career, recently told ESPN that she would like to fight in three-minute rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Chantelle Cameron, the undisputed junior welterweight champion, kicked off her November rematch against Taylor in three-minute rounds, although the fight will instead be fought over 10 two-minute rounds.  Cameron told ESPN that she also wants three-minute fights in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope she sets the bar very high,\u201d Cameron recently told ESPN.  \u201cSo now people just have to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline float-r inline-track\">\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">Top stories of the week <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697166059_76_NBArank-2023-24-reaction-Snubs-surprises-and-players-who-could.png\" width=\"49\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Get exclusive access to thousands of premium articles per year from top writers.<br \/>\u2022 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Who is QB1?  \u00bb<br \/>\u2022 Ranking of each World <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"Series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Series<\/a> player \u00bb<br \/>\u2022 12 male candidates for CBB breakout \u00bb<br \/><strong>    More ESPN+ content \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s a matter of finding ways to get around \u2013 or overcome \u2013 those that pose obstacles.  Most important would be WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, whose organization&#8217;s title was not on the line Friday night because he has long opposed three-minute rounds for female fighters.<\/p>\n<p>He cited studies and safety concerns and told the BBC last <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> that he was &#8220;praying that there are no accidents or injuries due to this deeply misguided and misguided move.<\/p>\n<p>Except there is always a certain level of risk in boxing.  Ask any fighter, any trainer, and you will get an oral or implicit understanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope tonight I proved that women are capable,\u201d Serrano said after the fight.  \u201cI went 12 rounds, me and my opponent went 12 three-minute rounds and we&#8217;re healthy. We went out there and we put on a show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re healthy, we&#8217;re alive and we&#8217;re going strong and I don&#8217;t know. I thought playing at this level would convince them, but we&#8217;ll see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Serrano, as she often does, tried to prove things with her gloves.  His team expressed it more forcefully.  Its promoter, Nakisa Bidarian, took direct aim at Sulaiman&#8217;s remarks, even mentioning his comments on a &#8220;misguided initiative&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet it be said that women can\u2019t do it,\u201d Bidarian said.  \u201cThey are distorting the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Serrano&#8217;s manager and trainer Jordan Maldonado, who essentially doubled their workload to prepare for this fight, made it even clearer.  They did not complain about the WBC&#8217;s decision before the fight and never challenged it publicly.<\/p>\n<p>But afterwards, he couldn&#8217;t contain his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think the WBC underestimated women,\u201d Maldonado said.  &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why. It&#8217;s something no one should do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will the historic Serrano vs. Ramos fight change the direction of women&#8217;s boxing?\u060c Michael Rothstein, ESPN editorOctober 30, 2023, 1:27 p.m. Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. 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