Katie Taylor Has No Thoughts Of Retirement Ahead Of Amanda Serrano Rematch

Katie Taylor, the undisputed women’s super-lightweight world champion, says she has no plans to retire any time soon as she prepares for her highly-anticipated rematch with Amanda Serrano.
Taylor (23-1-0 6 KO) and Serrano (47-2-1 31 KO) made history when they first fought in April 2022, becoming the first female boxers to headline a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was also the first time both women were guaranteed purses north of $1 million.
The fight certainly lived up to the hype, with Taylor edging a split decision, although the Irishwoman found herself in serious trouble in the middle rounds and looked in danger of a stoppage defeat.
Calls for a rematch were immediate and after several delays, the fight was agreed for the undercard of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson in July. Once the headline fight got pushed back, so did Taylor’s rematch with Serrano and the pair will finally meet again on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Since the first bout, Taylor has fought three more times; she defeated Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in a routine points win before suffering her first professional loss to Chantelle Cameron in May 2023 in front of her home fans in Dublin. After falling on the wrong side of a majority decision, Taylor got her revenge in the rematch six months later with her own MD win to reclaim her WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.
Now 38 years old and coming off the longest break of her career, naturally there has been talk about how long Taylor will fight on for, although the champion insists she has no plans to hang up her gloves just yet.
“I take it fight by fight at this stage,” Taylor told the BBC. “I feel good right now, I feel prepared and ready. I’m putting my body through the trenches again during training camp. I know this can’t last forever; I know I can’t fight for too much longer but I’m feeling in tip-top shape right now.
“I’m not going to end my career on a loss, first of all,” Taylor added. “I don’t ever think about losing. I’m stepping into the ring and I’m going to do whatever it takes to win and I’m going to end my career very well, that’s my mindset.”
Taylor is one of the most accomplished female fighters in history. An Olympic champion in 2012 and five-time world champion as an amateur, she is also a two-weight undisputed champion as a pro. Few fighters have done more to take women’s boxing mainstream than Taylor, who is regarded as a national hero in Ireland.
While Taylor is an inspiration to millions, she admits she is delighted to have the opportunity to fight on the same card as one of her heroes.
“I’m just feeling great right now and excited to have this opportunity and to fight on the same card as Mike Tyson,” she said. “This is unbelievable, to be on the same card as an icon and legend in the sport, someone everyone in boxing looked up to. I’m expecting a great performance from myself on the night.”
Serrano is once again expected to present one of the toughest fights of Taylor’s career. The Puerto Rican southpaw is a seven-weight world champion and currently the unified featherweight champion. Since her loss to Taylor, Serrano has reeled off five straight wins, but the Irishwoman is confident she has improved from their first bout and learned plenty from her defeat to Cameron.
“I just feel like I’ve learned so much, I’m a better, smarter and more disciplined fighter,” Taylor said. “I think I’ve learned so much, from the Chantelle Cameron loss for example. That’s made me a better fighter. “You learn from every single fight anyway but I feel like I’ve learned so much over the past two years.”