{"id":299128,"date":"2023-12-05T16:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299128"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:54:15","slug":"amanda-serrano-vacates-belts-in-protest-at-rejected-womens-rule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/amanda-serrano-vacates-belts-in-protest-at-rejected-womens-rule-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Serrano vacates belts in protest at rejected women&#8217;s rule change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/102\/590x\/secondary\/Boxing-5100539.jpg?r=1701790944347\"><\/p>\n<p>Boxing legend Amanda Serrano has ditched the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in protest of the sanctioning body\u2019s decision not to allow three-minute rounds in women\u2019s fights. The 35-year-old Puerto Rican has won world titles in a remarkable seven divisions, but she says she is done with the WBC due to its refusal to change.<\/p>\n<p>Serrano (46-2-1) made history in October when she outpointed Danila Ramos over the course of twelve three-minute rounds in Orlando, Florida, for the featherweight world title. Serrano is the undisputed champion at 126 pounds, but on Tuesday she announced she has vacated the WBC strap, which was not on line for the Ramos fight due to its refusal to sanction longer rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s title fights have typically been staged over 10 two-minute rounds, which has played its part in making the fights entertaining with fast-paced action, but Serrano believes it is time to change and she has sacrificed perhaps the most prestigious belt from the four major sanctioning bodies to prove her point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the first undisputed female champion to fight 12&#215;3 minute rounds,\u201d Serrano wrote on Instagram. \u201cMoving forward if a sanctioning body doesn\u2019t want to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to fight the same as the men, then I will not be fighting for that sanctioning body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title. Thank You to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for equality! If you want to face me in the ring, you have a choice. I\u2019ve made mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all of my fellow fighters who have stood with me. Thank you to my team. Thank you to my fans. And above all, thank you God. I\u2019m blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Serrano\u2019s promoter Jake Paul was among the thousands of people to back Serrano\u2019s move. He wrote alongside a goat emoji: \u201cLegend. To effectuate change it requires sacrifice.\u201d Former undisputed super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron, who lost her belts and her undefeated record to Katie Taylor last month, posted clapping and crown emojis, endorsing Serrano\u2019s push for three-minute rounds to become the norm for championship bouts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/102\/590x\/secondary\/Boxing-5100545.jpg?r=1701790944394\"><\/p>\n<p>Serrano is best known to British fans for her epic clash with Irish legend Taylor at New York City\u2019s Madison Square Garden in 2022, losing a razor-sharp split decision for the undisputed lightweight crown. Despite that defeat, \u201cThe Real Deal\u201d belongs in the pantheon of great female fighters alongside Taylor and Claressa Shields, who have pioneered women\u2019s boxing and elevated the sport to great heights, dispelling taboos and stigmas along the way.<\/p>\n<p>WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman explained the WBC\u2019s stance on three-minute rounds before Serrano\u2019s fight with Ramos. He told Sports Illustrated: \u201c[In] tennis, women play three sets, basketball the basket is shorter and the ball smaller, and those are not contact sports. We stand by safety and well-being of the fighters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Serrano\u2019s next fight is yet to be booked, but there have been widespread calls for a rematch with Taylor, although that may have to wait with the 2012 Olympic champion set to face Cameron in a trilogy fight.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/1842344\/Amanda-Serrano-WBC-belt-vacated-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing legend Amanda Serrano has ditched the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in protest of the sanctioning body\u2019s decision not to allow three-minute rounds in women\u2019s fights. 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