Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano weigh in for rematch as Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul
Katie Taylor makes the first defence of the super-lightweight world titles she won off Chantelle Cameron against Amanda Serrano on the Mike Tyson v Jake Paul card
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have both weighed in at the exact same weight for the biggest rematch in women's boxing history.
The Bray Bomber and the Puerto Rican challenger both tipped the scales at 137.4lbs for the co-main event to Mike Tyson v Jake Paul at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Taylor makes the first defence of the super-lightweight world titles she won off Chantelle Cameron last November against Serrano on Friday, with the bout being fought at a 138lbs catchweight.
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Unified featherweight champion Serrano suggested at Wednesday's press conference that she would struggle to get to 138lbs for the rematch of their 2022 Madison Square Garden classic, which was fought at lightweight.
“A lot of people don't acknowledge I am going up through three divisions being the unified featherweight champion," she said. "It's always hard for me and uncomfortable when I have to leave my weight class where I feel comfortable at.
"[I’ve had] to eat a lot more protein, a lot more carbs just to make sure that I feel good at the weight. I'm hoping that I can make at least the 138 tomorrow, but it is what it is.
"I'm chasing greatness and that's going up three divisions to face Katie Taylor once again, and I will be victorious."
Another all out war is expected between two of the all-time female pound-for-pound greats.
"The first fight with Amanda was obviously epic, I know the second fight is going to be even more epic so I can't wait," said Taylor this week. "There's not going to be a lot of feeling out in the second fight, we know each other so well now we spent ten rounds together so we're just going to go straight into an all out war again on Friday night.
"The last time it was fight of the year and this time I can't expect anything less."
Serrano added: "I hope it's going to be a fight. Katie's a warrior. She might start off boxing but once I hit her, I know she's going to come to fight. That's who Katie is. It's going to be a war. The fans are going to be the winners come Friday night."
Meanwhile, Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul as the pair came face-to-face at Thursday's weigh-ins.
The pair went to face off for the final time before their fight, with Tyson slapping his 31 years younger opponent.
However, a video posted online by Paul's Most Valuable Promotions showed the YouTuber-turned-boxer stand on the heavyweight great's toes before Tyson slapped him.
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