Amanda Serrano endured a grueling test from challenger Lucrecia Manzur to notch the 50th win of her professional boxing career, retaining both her WBA and WBO featherweight crowns by way of a majority decision. The main event of Most Valuable Promotions, streamed live on TikTok, saw two of the three judges score the bout 116-112 in Serrano's favor, while the third judge recorded a 114-114 draw, resulting in a narrow but decisive victory for the Puerto Rican veteran. Reaching a 50‑win tally is a benchmark that only a handful of women in the sport have ever achieved.
However, the night’s secondary objective slipped through Serrano's fingers. In order to claim sole ownership of the all‑time women's knockout record—currently a shared 33 KOs with Hall of Famer Christy Martin—Serrano needed a stoppage.
The fight went the full twelve rounds, leaving her knockout total unchanged at 32. Manzur, fighting abroad for the first time away from her home crowd in Argentina, came out aggressively from the opening bell. She managed to open a cut on Serrano's forehead in the fourth round, a wound that appeared to daze the champion and gave Manzur an early edge on the scorecards.
According to CompuBox statistics, the Argentine‑born challenger landed at a 34 percent success rate, out‑punching Serrano's 25 percent accuracy. Despite the early onslaught, Serrano rallied in the later rounds, unleashing a flurry of combinations that swung momentum back to the champion and ultimately secured the decision. Reflecting on the bout, Serrano praised her opponent: "A tough, young fighter. She was hungry.
And I knew that coming into training." She added, "I just love being a woman in this sport and helping women's boxing grow beautifully." Manzur, whose five‑fight winning streak was halted, accepted defeat graciously through a translator: "Tonight was a dream come true. Thanks to you, you really helped put female boxing on a pedestal." When asked about the missed knockout record, Serrano said, "We still got that 33rd knockout, I've got one more fight. If I don't get it, I'm glad that I tied with Christy Martin." Christy Martin, seated ringside, gave Serrano her blessing before the opening bell, stating, "I'm always in her corner.
No matter what, I'm always in her corner." Serrano, the first woman to capture world titles in seven weight divisions, turned professional in 2009. Her two‑fight rivalry with Katie Taylor, which headlined Madison Square Garden on multiple occasions, is considered a landmark series for women's boxing. In April, Serrano hinted that 2026 could be her farewell year, expressing a desire to end her career on home soil in Puerto Rico.
No opponent has been confirmed yet, leaving the Manzur bout as a possible final chapter in her illustrious boxing journey. After the fight, Serrano took to X (formerly Twitter) to describe the contest as "rough" and hinted that she and her team must decide how to conclude her career.
"The mind tells you one thing but the body does another," she wrote. "You can fight anyone you want and squeeze out a victory but Father Time isn't allowing too much of that." While her days in the ring may be winding down, Serrano's involvement in combat sports is far from over. At 37, she remains open to further competition in mixed martial arts, where she holds an unbeaten record of 2‑0‑1, with two victories coming by submission. "Well, I am undefeated in MMA," she said before her recent fight.
"I'm 2-0-1, with two submissions. I love the knockouts, but I think I love submissions a lot more. It's a lot more fun to get a submission than a knockout." Serrano mused about a potential MMA return: "Who knows? With the right fight, the right timing, the right network, maybe I'll throw some bows again.
There are a couple of good girls, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. I haven't done MMA in a couple of years, but it would be an honour to go in there with the best, just to showcase my skills. I've learned a lot throughout the years in MMA. I'm not perfect yet, but I have these hands with four‑ounce gloves." The fight also highlighted the growing visibility of women's boxing, with the event streamed on a mainstream platform and accompanied by promotional tie‑ins such as the "Boxing schedule 2026: When are the big fights?" and the "Stream boxing and more contract‑free with NOW" campaigns.
Podcasts like Toe2Toe and curated highlight reels continue to expand the sport's audience, underscoring the significance of Serrano's achievements both inside and outside the ring. In summary, Serrano's 50th victory solidifies her status as one of the sport's all‑time greats, even if the coveted 33rd knockout eluded her this night. Whether she chooses to retire on a high note in Puerto Rico, transition fully to MMA, or take on another challenge, her legacy as a trailblazer for women's combat sports is already firmly etched in history.