On Tuesday, Serrano thanked “my fellow fighters who have stood with me
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Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title as a outcome of the governing physique continues to prevent ladies from combating throughout 12 three-minute rounds.
Serrano retained her WBA, IBF g2g222 and WBO featherweight titles by defeating Brazil’s Danila Ramos in October – the primary women’s battle to be contested throughout the longer format since 2007.
Usually, championship fights for female boxers can be contested over 10 rounds of two minutes, and the WBC did not sanction Serrano’s bout towards Ramos.
“Moving forward g2g222 if a sanctioning physique doesn’t wish to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to battle the identical as the boys, then I is not going to be combating for that sanctioning physique,” the 35-year-old Serrano wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
“The WBC has refused to g2g222 evolve the game for equality. So I am relinquishing their title. Thank You to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for Equality!”
Writing on X, previously Twitter, in September, WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán mentioned: “Tennis - ladies play 3 sets, basketball g2g222 the basket is shorter and the ball smaller and people aren't contact sports. We stand by security and well-being of the fighters.”
On Wednesday, Sulaimán g2g222 reiterated the governing body’s stance about security, telling Sky Sports News: “This just isn't discrimination, this is not sexism, this isn't about equality, it's about security and safety only.”
Last yr, g2g222 Serrano turned the first woman to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
Serrano lost g2g222 that battle towards Taylor in a split determination, the second defeat of her professional profession. She has otherwise had forty six wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.
Ahead of Serrano’s fight in opposition to Ramos, a bunch g2g222 of feminine boxers argued for their proper to compete in the same format as their male counterparts, writing in an open letter: “We have earned the CHOICE of three minute rounds, with 12 rounds for championship fights to show our skill and greatness...