Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud date, start time, odds, schedule & card for 2022 boxing title fight

25.08.2022, 14:26 sportingnews.com

When one door closes, another opens. For Amanda Serrano, she heads from one potential challenge to the next. Serrano, the WBC, WBO, and IBO featherweight champion, will defend her titles on September 24 inside the Manchester Arena. It will be a unification match, as her opponent will be IBF featherweight champion Sarah Mahfoud. Serrano was supposed to fight Brenda Carabajal on the Jake Paul-Hasim Rahman Jr. card in August before that fight was nixed. My fight got canceled & WE (@jakepaul, Nakisa @MostVpromotions) moved on to a Bigger & Better bout. I’ll be unifying my WBO/WBC/IBO w/the IBF Champ.We don’t just talk, we make things happen!Life is Amazing when you’re w/the right Team. I’m sure the Haters are mad Now 🤪🤭😂🤣— Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters) A seven-division world champion, Serrano has held gold in the super-featherweight, junior-featherweight, featherweight, lightweight, bantamweight, light-welterweight, and junior-bantamweight divisions. Serrano was on a 28-fight win streak after suffering the first loss of her career in 2012. Serrano has beaten the likes of Fatuma Zarika, Heather Hardy, Eva Voraberger, and Daniela Romina Bermudez. She beat Hardy for the WBO and WBC featherweight titles and Bermudez for the IBO title. MORE: The case for 2- vs. 3-minute rounds in women's boxing Against Katie Taylor back in April, Serrano almost beat the undisputed lightweight champion. She used her power in the fifth round, but Taylor persevered. Taylor would end up winning via split decision inside Madison Square Garden. “I am so excited over the prospect of fighting in the UK,” said Serrano in a release. “It has been on my to-do list for a long time, with the amazing fans who really get behind the sport, as well as the huge growth in women’s boxing. To be fighting in the biggest arena on a big heavyweight night will make it an amazing occasion to win a fourth world championship belt at featherweight.” Mahfoud made her pro debut in 2017. An IBF Inter-Continental featherweight champion, Mahfoud won the interim IBF featherweight title in 2020. Promoted to regular champion, she last fought in April, beating Nina Meinke via unanimous decision. Primarily fighting out of Denmark, this will be Mahfoud’s first time competing in the United Kingdom. The Sporting News has a complete guide to Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud, including fight card, updated odds, and more. Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud will be taking place on September 24. The main card starts around 12 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. BST. Serrano and Mahfoud should make their way to the ring around 4:15 p.m. ET | 9:15 p.m. BST, depending on how long the undercard fights last. MORE: Top 10 greatest female boxers of all-time The Serrano-Mahfoud bout will be shown exclusively on BT Sport Box Office. Serrano-Mahfoud could be streamed on ESPN+ in the U.S., but an announcement has not been made yet. The Sporting News will provide more information on the broadcast when it is released. Serrano vs. Mahfoud will take place inside the AO Arena in Manchester, England. The Manchester Arena can hold up to 21,000 people. Betting odds are currently unavailable for Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud. The Sporting News will be providing more information as odds are released. MORE: Boxing Schedule 2022: Date, division, location for upcoming fights