Amanda Serrano One Weight Class Away From Tying Manny Pacquiao’s Record

Published 08/29/2021, 9:21 PM EDT

Amanda Serrano has accomplished a lot of success in her illustrious boxing career. She is one of the most well-respected female boxers in the world. Now, the ‘Real Deal’ is on her way to tie one of the records of the boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao holds the record for winning titles in most weight classes. The Filipino legend is the only boxer in the world to win titles in eight weight classes. Meanwhile, Serrano is only one weight class away from tying Pacquiao’s record, as she has won titles in seven weight classes.

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Moreover, Serrano already holds a magnificent record in boxing. The ‘Real Deal’ holds the Guinness World Record for having the most boxing world championships won in different weight classes by a female.

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The bottom line is, it won’t be much surprise if Serrano manages to break Pacquiao’s record. She is still in her prime and can easily surpass ‘PacMan’ if she keeps on doing what she is doing now, dominating all of her opponents.

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Serrano will defend her WBC, WBO, and IBO women’s featherweight titles against the current WBC women’s super bantamweight champion, Yamileth Mercado. This champion vs. champion bout will serve as the co-main event on the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fight card.

The ‘Real Deal’ has not been defeated for almost a decade and is on a 26-fight win streak. Meanwhile, Mercado is on a 6-fight win streak. Both fighters will aim to prolong their winning streak. However, Serrano has more experience as compared to Mercado.

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Moreover, Serrano is a knockout artist and has claimed 30 knockout victories in her 42 professional outings. Mercado will need to be aware of Serrano’s knockout power. One mistake can easily spell trouble for Mercado.

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Regardless, Serrano has a very good chance of defeating Mercado and prolong her win streak.

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Arman Khan is a UFC author for EssentiallySports. He began following combat sports when Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor competed in 'The Money Fight' in 2017. 'The Notorious' attracted Arman to the UFC and he became an ardent fan of professional fighting as he could draw parallels with the action from his combat sports experience and break down techniques such as striking and striking defense lucidly for the casual fans.

Amanda Serrano One Weight Class Away From Tying Manny Pacquiao’s Record

Can Amanda Serrano defeat Yamileth Mercado?

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