"Amanda Serrano may have fallen short in her trilogy fight with Katie Taylor in July, but the seven-division world champion got back to her winning ways on Saturday with a dominant decision victory against Reina Tellez, who fought on 15 days' notice. Serrano, fighting in front of her home fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, defended her WBO and WBA featherweight titles. The win pushes Serrano's record to 48 wins with four losses (three to Taylor) and a draw, with 31 wins coming by knockout."
"'The Real Deal' told ESPN Deportes ahead of the fight that she wants to break Christy Martin's record for most knockouts in women's boxing history, which stands at 32, and collect 50 wins before she calls it a career. She pushed hard to get a finish against Tellez (13-1-1, 5 KOs), but her opponent made up for her inexperience in her first title fight, with resiliency and grit to make it to the final bell."
"Serrano's immediate plans are to remain at featherweight, where she is undefeated. "There's a lot of new girls, new champions at featherweight, so that's a nice thing to see," Serrano said during her postfight interview. "Maybe one day we can all get together and just fight each other. I am the unified featherweight champion, and there's other champions out there.""
Amanda Serrano defeated Reina Tellez by dominant decision in San Juan to retain her WBO and WBA featherweight titles. The victory moved Serrano's record to 48-4-1 with 31 knockouts. Tellez took the fight on 15 days' notice and showed resilience, surviving Serrano's attempts to secure a stoppage in her first title fight. Serrano expressed a goal to break Christy Martin's women's knockout record of 32 and to reach 50 career wins before retiring. Serrano plans to remain at featherweight and noted the rise of new champions in the division.
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