Katie Taylor’s victory was slammed as “dirty” by Amanda Serrano’s camp, following a nail-biting sequel in their bout at Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’s co-main event. Serrano has since posted on social media to show off her cut.

Two years after their initial Madison Square Garden thriller—which was clinched by the Irish sports star—the duo battled fiercely for ten rounds with Taylor’s undisputed light-welterweight crowns at stake. Taylor earned a unanimous 95-94 decision from all three judges, amidst contending with a point deduction in the eighth for alleged head clashes that left Serrano to contend with a gruesome cut.

Accidental or not, the contact caused a gory wound over Serrano’s eye, but she persisted and pressed on against Taylor, despite some spectators at AT&T Stadium feeling sure she’d done enough to dethrone the champ—sentiments echoed by boos when the verdict dropped.

Serrano cast shade on Netflix post-fight about Taylor’s supposed “dirty” moves, an echo of her trainer’s live TV assertions to Ariel Helwani during round nine. Adding salt to the wound, she branded the outcome “shady”, pointing to Taylor’s prior contentious split decision win overturning her sole pro defeat to Chantelle Cameron.

Amanda Serrano, in a Netflix interview, shared: “I knew when it went to the judges it was going to be a little shady. Listen, I chose to fight. I went up three divisions. I lost in two and I dared to be great tonight. I am the featherweight champion of the world. I want to be great. I only fight the best. It is what it is. I’m a featherweight.

“Every time you get a cut it hurts. You get blood in your eye. She kept headbutting me, but we knew that from the very beginning, the first fight. It’s not only my fight, she did it with Chantelle Cameron. Listen, I am Puerto Rican. No matter how many cuts, I will fight to the very end.

“I think 100% because she does it [uses head] in every fight. My first cut was with Katie Taylor. She did it with Chantelle Cameron. I’ve seen other fights where she uses her head, dirty. It is what it is.”

Taylor responded on Netflix: “It’s very hard to tell during the fight. I knew it was an absolute slug fest in there, an absolute war. Thank God I came out on the winning side.

“Thank you to Amanda, she’s a fantastic champion. I think we agreed to 12, three minute rounds in our next fight. The triple is on.

Amanda Serrano and her team called Katie Taylor "dirty" for her use of the head

Amanda Serrano and her team called Katie Taylor “dirty” for her use of the head ( 

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Amanda Serrano was not happy after the judges went against her in another classic vs Katie Taylor

Amanda Serrano was not happy after the judges went against her in another classic vs Katie Taylor ( 

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“That’s what a boxer does. We train to be able to recover from those punches. She’s a hard puncher. A very tough warrior. I was prepared for that. I don’t care if the commentary team or the crowd disagree with the result. The only ones who matter are the judges around the ring. So thank God.”

She said: “I definitely didn’t agree with the point deduction. I certainly wasn’t fighting dirty. Sometimes it gets rough in there. This is an amazing moment for women’s boxing. We put on another amazing show.”