On Tuesday, Serrano thanked “my fellow fighters who have stood with me
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Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title as a end result of the governing physique continues to stop ladies from fighting across 12 three-minute rounds.
Serrano retained her WBA, IBF g2g222 and WBO featherweight titles by defeating Brazil’s Danila Ramos in October – the primary women’s battle to be contested across the longer format since 2007.
Usually, championship fights for female boxers can 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 want to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to battle the identical as the lads, then I is not going to be fighting 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 bodies who've developed for Equality!”
Writing on X, formerly 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 safety, telling Sky Sports News: “This just isn't discrimination, this is not sexism, this is not about equality, it is about safety and safety solely.”
Last yr, g2g222 Serrano grew to become the first woman to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
Serrano misplaced g2g222 that battle against Taylor in a cut up choice, the second defeat of her skilled profession. She has otherwise had forty six wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.
Ahead of Serrano’s battle against Ramos, a group g2g222 of female boxers argued for their right to compete in the identical format as their male counterparts, writing in an open letter: “We have earned the CHOICE of 3 minute rounds, with 12 rounds for championship fights to show our talent and greatness...