{"id":386579,"date":"2026-01-04T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/386579\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:01:16","slug":"amanda-serrano-reacts-to-reina-tellez-weight-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/386579\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Serrano Reacts To Reina Tellez Weight Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"47\">Reina Tellez might have just squandered her first world title opportunity before even stepping into the ring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4a\">The 22-year-old American was scheduled to challenge WBA and WBO women&#8217;s featherweight champion Amanda Serrano in the main event of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/amanda-serrano-signs-lifetime-deal-with-jake-paul-s-mvp-promotion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Most Valuable Promotions fight card<\/a> on Saturday night, but it will now only be a title fight for the titleholder. Tellez officially weighed in at 126.6 pounds, 0.6 pounds over the contracted weight limit, and is ineligible to win the belts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4d\">Serrano, however, could not care less about her opponent&#8217;s blunder. The 37-year-old simply wants a war, regardless of how Tellez shows up on fight night.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4g\">&#8220;I was taught &amp; brought up the right way from my understanding,&#8221; Serrano tweeted the weigh-ins. &#8220;I will not under any circumstances belittle an opponent or be unfair. This is boxing, we are women. Our hormones act up sometimes. If you don&#8217;t make weight &amp; it&#8217;s by less than a [pound] I&#8217;m not tripping. I don&#8217;t want no money, I don&#8217;t want you to cut anything! If it&#8217;s not okay by the commission, it&#8217;s on them. I&#8217;m not bothering anyone. It&#8217;s not like she disrespectfully came in a few [pounds] over. Let&#8217;s give them a war Reina we can do it!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was taught &amp; brought up the right way from my understanding. I Will Not under any circumstances belittle an opponent or be unfair. This is boxing, we are women. Our hormones act up some times. If you don\u2019t make weight &amp; it\u2019s by less than a lb I\u2019m not tripping. I don\u2019t want No\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Serranosisters\/status\/2007122874948096481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4m\">The fight is still on, with Tellez ineligible to win the belts. In the event she pulls off the upset, Serrano&#8217;s titles will be vacated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4p\">Tellez initially weighed in at 126.8 pounds before making a second attempt. She returned to the scale two hours later, but only managed to shed an additional 0.2 pounds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4s\">Tellez accepted the fight on less than two weeks&#8217; notice, replacing former champion Erika Cruz. Serrano and Cruz were scheduled for a rematch of their 10-round bout in February 2023 before the latter failed a drug test and was pulled from the event.<\/p>\n<p>Amanada Serrano, Reina Tellez continue recent women&#8217;s boxing trend<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01ke1bct48ssjdn44g8r.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Serrano\" title=\"Amanda Serrano\" width=\"2809\" height=\"1580\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"54\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jul 11, 2025; New York, New York, UNITED STATES; Amanda Serrano enters the ring before the undisputed super lightweight championship boxing bout against Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"58\">The fight will be contested under the men&#8217;s championship rules and consist of 12 three-minute rounds. Serrano, who has only fought for 12 rounds once in her career, has been one of the leading advocates of making that permanent change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5b\">Serrano is following a trend set by Alycia Baumgardner, who recently defended her women&#8217;s super featherweight titles against Leila Beaudoin under the men&#8217;s championship rule set. Baumgardner beat on Beaudoin across all 36 minutes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-results-highlights-live-blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">co-main event of the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua<\/a> blockbuster event on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5e\">Serrano is coming off consecutive losses to Katie Taylor in two of the most-watched women&#8217;s boxing fights of all time. The results leave her winless since July 2024, the longest stretch of her 52-fight career without a victory.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5h\">The 13-0-1 Tellez is coming off a unanimous decision win over Mayela Perez in September 2025. She is only five years into her professional career after making her debut in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">The Latest Boxing News<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reina Tellez might have just squandered her first world title opportunity before even stepping into the ring. 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