Taylor V Serrano 3 - Big-fight Predictions

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Price previews really Serrano could yet hit Taylor

Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano 3

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Date: Friday, 11 July

Coverage: Follow unrecorded matter commentary from 01:00 BST connected BBC Sport website & app

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano measurement into nan ringing together for nan 3rd clip connected Friday astatine Madison Square Garden.

Irishwoman Taylor has two wins complete Puerto Rico's Serrano but, aft 2 incredibly adjacent contests, we are being treated to a 3rd instalment of nan seminal rivalry successful women's boxing.

Serrano, 36, will beryllium hoping it is 3rd clip fortunate and tin make nan basal adjustments to move nan tide successful her favour.

Taylor erstwhile again travels to look Serrano and they will conflict astatine nan segment of their first, classical encounter.

Will 39-year-old Taylor make it a cleanable sweep? Or tin Serrano yet sensation triumph against her biggest rival?

BBC Sport asked nan world of boxing for their predictions.

"Amanda's a warrior and we judge successful her. She's been capable to wounded Katie and hopefully this clip she tin get a stoppage. I deliberation they're some really locked in. You tin consciousness nan respect but there's besides hatred. I deliberation they some person a batch to prove."

Carl Frampton - erstwhile two-weight champion

"There was a batch made of Katie's caput coming successful during their 2nd fight, but it was conscionable a consequence really how she fights alternatively than malicious. Still, she is going to request to beryllium very observant pinch it this clip arsenic nan referee will beryllium connected her and whitethorn beryllium speedy to deduct points. Katie whitethorn not beryllium getting immoderate younger and Serrano is simply a awesome fighter, but it's still 2-0 to Taylor and I consciousness she has Serrano's number."

Alycia Baumgardner - undisputed super-featherweight champion

"We saw really those first 2 fights went, but Amanda pulls this 1 out. She has New York down her and is much prepared."

Lauren Price - unified world champion

"This could beryllium nan champion conflict truthful far. With nan style and Katie's age, and really Amanda performed successful nan past fight, I conscionable deliberation that Amanda comes done and wins mid-fight, towards nan end. I deliberation she comes connected stronger and she gets nan determination pinch nan bigger shots and nan workrate."

Johnny Fisher - heavyweight

"I deliberation Taylor will get nan triumph there. She's been a awesome servant for Irish athletics and women's sport. I was fortunate capable to person her watch 1 of my fights erstwhile I was successful Las Vegas, and it was a privilege to meet her briefly. She's been an fantabulous advocator for boxing and I'll backmost her each nan way."

Cindy Serrano - Amanda's sister and chap boxer

"We mislaid nan first two, but pinch a fewer small adjustments I deliberation we tin propulsion it disconnected this clip around."

Callum Simpson - super-middleweight

"I'm going to spell for Taylor. The first 2 fights were astonishing and hopefully nan 3rd 1 lives up nan anticipation and hype. "

Galal Yafai - Olympic champion

"It's not been going awesome for Serrano but they're conscionable specified bully fights. I sometimes deliberation they're going to person to springiness 1 to Serrano but I said that past clip and Taylor took it, truthful you conscionable can't stake against her. If I had to stake my house, I'd person to opportunity Serrano but I'm rooting for Taylor. I'm specified a immense fan."

Ross Enamait - Taylor's coach

"We cognize Amanda beautiful well, they cognize america too. It will travel down to who makes nan small adjustments, who is successful amended style successful nan later rounds and digs down erstwhile it comes down to it."

Harlem Eubank - welterweight

"Taylor is simply a awesome ambassador for women's boxing. She's already won doubly truthful she has nan acquisition to spell retired location and triumph connected points. I'm going for a points triumph for Taylor."

Joe Cordina - erstwhile world champion

"Katie Taylor, I reckon, wins again."

Taylor Bevan - Olympic medalist

"I deliberation it will beryllium a repetition of nan first 2 fights and Katie Taylor will triumph this 1 connected points."

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