Amanda Serrano emerged as the last of the 16 fighters for the first all-female card at an iconic venue. While Katie Taylor holds the championship in the super-lightweight division, Serrano's team has created a narrative of unfair judging in their previous encounters. Serrano's adoption of privileges usually reserved for champions has raised eyebrows. Taylor emphasized her focus and the upcoming fight's significance, despite perceived promotional bias. The co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, Nakisa Bidarian, clarified that Taylor's initial comments about the promotion's stance were misleading, highlighting positive collaboration.
You only lose if you feel like you lost, Serrano explained later. And she doesn't feel like she lost. So she has hijacked a few of the champion's small privileges. It felt quite petty for the great fighter that Serrano is, provocative and artificial.
This is an MVP (Most Valuable Promotions) show, Taylor acknowledged, a nod to a promotion that has got Netflix on board to bring this fight, as it did with their previous fight in Texas, to a potential audience of 300 million-plus.
I don't really care about any of that stuff, she added. My mindset does not change. This stuff is just nonsense really. I am just stepping in there with a champion mindset. I know everyone behind MVP is against me but that is okay.
On stage, Katie and I had a wonderful conversation, said Bidarian of that moment. And she said she didn't even know why she said that. Because we have been so amazing to work with, we have given her an unbelievable platform and opportunity.
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