YouTube star Jake Paul and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will collide at the AT&T Stadium on November 15, headlining Netflix’s first live boxing event.
Featuring on the card, too, is a fiercely anticipated rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, two of the biggest stars in women’s boxing.
The pair’s compelling encounter back in 2022 was the first women’s boxing showdown to headline a card at Madison Square Garden, New York.
And now, more than two years on from Taylor’s highly contentious split decision victory, Serrano will look to exact revenge on her rival on a monster card in Arlington, Texas.
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Amanda Serrano reveals financial situation ahead of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
Away from his controversial clash with Mike Tyson, Jake Paul looks after a stable of fighters under the Most Valuable Promotions banner.
One of his first signings was indeed Serrano, who earned her career-highest payday at the time, against Miriam Gutierrez, shortly after brokering a deal with the internet sensation.
The Puerto Rican then lost to undisputed champion Taylor in her next outing, with Paul swiftly questioning the integrity of a judge, Glenn Feldman, who scored the bout 93-97 in favor of the Irishwoman.
If anything, though, her promoter’s reaction reflects the overall level of support for Serrano, even if Paul is now caught in a legal battle with Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn for expressing his passion.
Nevertheless, Serrano remains immensely grateful for the 27-year-old’s involvement in her career.
“I’ve [been] paid for world title fights $3 thousand, $4 thousand – for being a multiple division world champion,” she told talkSPORT.
“Jake coming into my life, into my career… he changed it 100 percent. My first fight with Jake Paul was my biggest payday I [had] ever received.
“He decided that he wanted to do that for all the fighters on his card – to make their biggest payday – and from there it just kept getting bigger and bigger.”
Chantelle Cameron to face the winner of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s rematch
Regardless of her financial benefits, Serrano remains one of the most accomplished female boxers of all time after becoming a seven-weight world champion.
Yet still, the 36-year-old will be faced with no easy option should she get past Taylor, with WBC mandatory challenger Chantelle Cameron waiting patiently in the wings.
Cameron, of course, beat Taylor before losing their immediate rematch, but nonetheless insists that she will be next in line to challenge whoever emerges with the super lightweight jewelry.