On Tuesday, Serrano thanked “my fellow fighters who've stood with me
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Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title as a outcome of the governing body continues to forestall women from combating across 12 three-minute rounds.
Serrano retained her WBA, IBF g2g222 and WBO featherweight titles by defeating Brazil’s Danila Ramos in October – the first women’s struggle to be contested throughout the longer format since 2007.
Usually, championship fights for feminine boxers could be contested over 10 rounds of two minutes, and the WBC did not sanction Serrano’s bout in opposition to Ramos.
“Moving forward g2g222 if a sanctioning physique doesn’t wish to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to struggle the identical as the men, then I won't be combating for that sanctioning physique,” the 35-year-old Serrano wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
“The WBC has refused to g2g222 evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title. Thank You to the sanctioning our bodies who've evolved for Equality!”
Writing on X, previously Twitter, in September, WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán mentioned: “Tennis - women play 3 units, basketball g2g222 the basket is shorter and the ball smaller and people are not contact sports. We stand by safety and well-being of the fighters.”
On Wednesday, Sulaimán g2g222 reiterated the governing body’s stance about security, telling Sky Sports News: “This just isn't discrimination, this isn't sexism, this is not about equality, it is about safety and safety solely.”
Last yr, g2g222 Serrano grew to become the primary woman to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
Serrano lost g2g222 that fight towards Taylor in a cut up determination, the second defeat of her skilled profession. She has otherwise had 46 wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.
Ahead of Serrano’s fight against Ramos, a group g2g222 of female boxers argued for their right to compete in the same format as their male counterparts, writing in an open letter: “We have earned the CHOICE of three minute rounds, with 12 rounds for championship fights to reveal our ability and greatness...