Having been stripped of her IBF wormen’s junior lightweight title, Amanda Serrano (14-0-1, 9 KOs) enters her April 27 matchup with WBC boss Frida Wallberg (10-0, 2 KOs) with hopes of adding a new belt to wear around her waist.
“Just knowing I have the chance to fight for my second world title is amazing,” she said. “I’m only a week away, and I’m so pumped I can taste it.”
Serrrano is riding a 10-bout winning streak, capped as of late by a unanimous nod over Ela Nunez in February. The 23-year-old New York-base Puerto Rican spoke with BoxingScene.com about her upcoming trip to Linkoping, Sweden.
BoxingScene.com: You’re coming off a win over Ela Nunez that went he distance. What lessons can you take out of a fight like that?
Amanda Serrano: It was a great fight. It was a battle and a boost of confidence knowing I went eight hard rounds with a tough Ela Nunez because I knew I could go tow more if I had to. Continue Reading…
Marcel Cerdan W 6 Marcel Bucchianer, Meknes, Morocco. Cerdan’s pro debut. PRO RECORD: 111 (65 KOs) – 4 – 0 Marcel Cerdan, known as the “Casablanca Clouter,” turned professional at the age of 18 in 1934 and won his first 46 fights. His first defeat was a fifth-round disqualification loss against Cerdan won the vacant :READ MORE…