Amanda Serrano draws 3.4m TikTok views as she secures 50th win
Amanda Serrano retained her WBA and WBO featherweight titles with a narrow majority decision over Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur in Temeculam, California on Friday, recording the 50th victory of her career and attracting 3.4 million views on TikTok. The bout was the first world title fight to be streamed live on the platform.
The contest was scheduled for 12 two-minute rounds and featured Serrano, 37, in the main event. She remains one of the most-watched female fighters, with her third fight against Ireland's Katie Taylor last year drawing six million viewers on Netflix and their 2024 rematch exceeding 50 million on the same platform.
Manzur had early success, troubling the champion with repeated right hands in the opening stages. As the fight progressed the Argentine tired, and Serrano seized momentum from round nine. Serrano finished the closing rounds in control.
Serrano was made to work for the victory, edging a majority decision but missing the 33rd knockout she needed to break the women's record and remaining on 32 stoppages. Serrano stays tied with Christy Martin for the knockout record in women's boxing. The judges scored the fight 114-114, 116-112 and 116-112 in favour of Serrano.
Speaking after the bout, Serrano said: "I am so happy and honoured. That was the first championship main event fight on TikTok guys, super excited, super honoured." On Manzur, Serrano added: "I knew this girl was tough. She's young. She's 27. She's 10 years younger than me. These girls are getting younger and stronger. "She was hungry, and I knew that coming into training. I trained very hard because I knew it was an opportunity for her, so I had to come on my A game."
After admitting post-fight her age may have played a factor in her performance, Serrano further elaborated on social media. She wrote: "Wow this was rough," she said. "Honesty the mind tells you one thing but the body does another. "You can fight anyone you want and squeeze out a victory but Father Time isn't allowing too much of that. "Thank you so much to all my fans, you guys are amazing. "You're the reason why I dug in deep tonight. I'll talk to the team and make my decision. I love you."
On the undercard, Denmark's Melissa Mortensen became a world champion for the first time by claiming the vacant WBA super-bantamweight title with a points win over Mexico's Mayelli Flores. Serrano wore Timberland boxing boots in the ring.
Serrano will now be hoping to eclipse Christy Martin with a 33rd stoppage in a planned farewell fight, which she intends to stage in Puerto Rico later this year or in early 2027; it is unclear who she will fight.