There are still wrinkles to iron out but, in an ideal world, Taylor-Serrano II at Croker would be officially announced in a New York ring next month, writes GavanCasey.
KATIE TAYLOR FANS need not be concerned that Amanda Serrano will face Erika Cruz for the undisputed featherweight title on 4 February: this was always part of the plan and, provided Serrano picks up the final piece of the 126-pound puzzle in the small room at Madison Square Garden next month, we’re still game-ball for a Croke Park sequel to Taylor and Serrano’s Big Apple classic last April.
The Brooklyn-resident southpaw has teamed up with Taylor’s promoter in pursuit of Puerto Rican boxing immortality: victory over Mexican Cruz will see Serrano become the first undisputed champion from her home island since light-heavyweight great José Torres in 1966, and the first ever to hold all four belts recognised in the modern era.
Gary Carr / INPHO Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor are still on a Croke Park collision course. Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO That would leave just under four months for the mighty promotional heave required to sell 80-something-thousand tickets, and to fill an undercard with a Venn diagram of Irish-boxing favourites and Matchroom prospects.
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