Sports · 2026-10-28 · Afternoon briefing

Boxing champion Amanda Serrano to retire in January

Amanda Serrano, Puerto Rico’s seven-division world boxing champion, will retire following a final bout on January 9th. She is set to defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles against Australia’s Skye Falzon in San Juan. The fight, promoted as “The Last Walk”, will cap a career that currently stands at 50 wins, four losses, and one draw.

The 38-year-old also jointly holds the all-time women’s knockout record with American boxer Christy Martin, with 32 knockouts apiece. Serrano’s career has been marked by several milestones, including a historic fight in 2022 when she and Ireland’s Katie Taylor became the first women to headline a boxing match at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

That high-profile rivalry ultimately produced a trilogy of fights. Taylor swept all three, winning the final contest via a majority decision in 2025.

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• Boxer Serrano to hang up gloves in Puerto Rico farewell on January 9
• Amanda Serrano to end illustrious career against Skye Falzon in Puerto Rico
• Amanda Serrano Books Skye Falzon For January 9 Farewell In Puerto Rico
• Amanda Serrano Final Fight | Jan 9 San Juan
• Amanda Serrano final fight announced as legend to receive historic homecoming farewell

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