Katie Taylor takes aim at Amanda Serrano with brutal outburst ahead of third bout

Taylor faces Serrano again in New York on Saturday morning

Things are getting tasty ahead of Katie Taylor’s highly-anticipated third bout with Amanda Serrano on Saturday morning, as the Irish boxer said she’d had enough of the “whining and complaining” from her opponent.

There are a remarkable 17 straps on the line across five bouts at Madison Square Garden in New York, a Guinness World Record, with Taylor (24-1) and Serrano (47-3-1) the main attraction. 

Taylor beat Serrano for the second time in Texas in November, but Serrano later used a Netflix interview to accuse Taylor of intentional headbutting. 

At Thursday’s press conference, Taylor said: "The fact is, I am 2-0 against her. Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts. I'm just sick of the complaining and whining from your team.

"The only thing that matters is that I'm 2-0 against her. I plan on staying unbeaten against her."

She also told RTE: "Enough is enough, I have no problem speaking my mind when I need to. There's a time to stay silent and a time to speak up, and this is my time to speak up."

Serrano later replied with a barb when asked how she was planning to take down Taylor, saying: "I'm going to use my head, but not the way it was used on me.

"We're going to be smarter, work smarter. I did work a lot smarter for this fight and I believe that we can come out victorious. We will come out victorious."

Taylor and Serrano initially met in a classic at Madison Square Garden in 2022. Serrano has lost only three times in her professional career, two of those coming at the hands of Taylor.