TEMECULA, California, Aug 19 : Amanda Serrano said she expects Lucrecia Manzur to come out swinging when they meet on Friday in a unified featherweight title bout in Southern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Serrano, a seven-division champion from Puerto Rico, will defend the WBO, WBA and Ring Magazine 126-pound titles against Argentina’s Manzur in a 12-round fight. <\/p>\n
Serrano enters with a 49-4-1 record and 32 knockouts, while Manzur is 14-4 with seven knockouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I love to fight,” Serrano told a press conference on Wednesday, adding that Latina fighters bring determination and flair to the ring as they seek to prove they belong at the sport’s highest level.<\/p>\n
She said Manzur would come forward throwing punches continuously, a style Serrano welcomed.<\/p>\n
Manzur acknowledged that Serrano was the favourite and pursuing a record 33rd knockout, but said the champion would not get it against her.<\/p>\n
“She knows it’s going to be a tough fight,” Manzur said. “She’ll have to look for another opponent” for that knockout.<\/p>\n
Serrano said the growth of women’s boxing depended on the leading fighters supporting one another.<\/p>\n
“We all bring something different to the table,” Serrano said. “This is women’s boxing \u2014 we all need each other to make this sport amazing.”<\/p>\n
Manzur said she respected Serrano’s accomplishments but was focused on her own ambition.<\/p>\n
“It’s a pleasure for me to fight her,” Manzur said. “I came to claim what’s mine … I’m here to pursue my dream of becoming world champion.”<\/p>\n
The fight will be streamed on TikTok, a social media platform the 37-year-old Serrano said she has embraced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I just started TikTok six months ago, and every day I do a live and I tell my friends how I’m going to appreciate them,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I want to give them my all, and at the end of the fight I want them to say, ‘That was a great fight.’ <\/p>\n
“I hate boring fights, I hate watching boring fights.”<\/p>\n
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