{"id":349477,"date":"2026-01-03T06:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/349477\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T06:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:29:11","slug":"changed-my-life-amanda-serrano-was-going-to-retire-before-jake-paul-saved-her-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/349477\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Changed my life’ – Amanda Serrano was going to retire before Jake Paul saved her career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amanda Serrano was planning to bow out of boxing before penning a deal with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions.<\/p>\n

Serrano won world titles from super-flyweight all the way up to super-lightweight during her first 12 years on the professional scene.<\/p>\n

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The 37-year-old became the first Puerto Rican to be an undisputed world champion in a single division\u00a0after dominating at 126lbsCredit: GETTY<\/p>\n

But her success ultimately led her to a crossroads when considering her future in the sport.<\/p>\n

When a partnership with MVP presented itself in 2021, Serrano saw it as the perfect opportunity to continue fighting.<\/p>\n

The seven-weight world champion told talkSPORT.com: “Before I signed with MVP, I was going to retire.<\/p>\n

“Now I’m like, I thank God I didn’t retire because now this is where the fun is starting. <\/p>\n

Most read in Boxing<\/p>\n

“And thanks to Netflix as well, after my first Netflix fight, when Jake Paul<\/a>, Tyson, so many people knew about female boxing. <\/p>\n

“To this day, people are saying, ‘That was my first female fight that I saw, and now I’m so intrigued, I love watching female fights’.<\/p>\n

“So I did my job, I guess.”<\/p>\n

Since teaming up with Paul, Serrano’s life has certainly changed both inside and outside of the ring.<\/p>\n

From getting her first mobile phone aged 36 when she partnered with Total Wireless, to becoming the chairwoman of MVP’s women’s boxing initiatives after signing a lifetime deal in 2025.<\/p>\n

Serrano is confident that she made the right decision to remain active in the sport under Paul’s promotion.<\/p>\n

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Since being the first fighter to join Paul’s new promotional company, Serrano has become both a business partner and friend of the YouTuber-turned-boxerCredit: Getty Images – GettyAmanda Serrano’s career since signing to MVP<\/p>\n

Serrano has continued to define women’s boxing, especially as her rivalry in the ring with Katie Taylor<\/a> has stretched across the last three years.<\/p>\n

The last time fans saw ‘The Real Deal’ in action was for her final encounter with Taylor, which settled the score 3-0<\/a> in favour of the Irishwoman.<\/p>\n

While the Puerto Rican is coming off a loss, she has now dropped back down to 126lbs to face a new challenger on January 3.<\/p>\n

Serrano was originally set to fight Erika Cruz, but due to an atypical finding in her VADA test, she was replaced.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old is now putting her unified WBA and WBO featherweight belts on the line against Reina Tellez instead, at\u00a0the Coliseo Roberto Clemente.<\/p>\n

Serrano explained: \u201cI\u2019m disappointed the original fight couldn\u2019t move forward, but my priority has always been respect for the sport.<\/p>\n

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Serrano’s role at MVP will enable her to continue shaping the future of women’s boxing long after she stops fightingCredit: Esther Lin\/MVP<\/p>\n

\u201cReina Tellez is a tough opponent who\u2019s earned this opportunity, and I am up for the challenge. <\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

“Fighting at home in Puerto Rico, defending my world titles, and continuing to push women\u2019s boxing forward under equal rules means everything to me. <\/p>\n

“Saturday, January 3, is about showing the world once again what Puerto Rican fighters are made of.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amanda Serrano was planning to bow out of boxing before penning a deal with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[8690,2560,6102,6566,8691,101,56,54,55,19830],"class_list":["post-349477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-amanda-serrano","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-jake-paul","tag-katie-taylor","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-womens-boxing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}