Notebook: Serrano vacates WBC title in name of gender equality

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Amanda Serrano is so serious about her quest for equality in women’s boxing with men’s that the pound-for-pound star has sacrificed her status as the undisputed featherweight champion.

Serrano on Monday announced that she had relinquished the WBC title because the sanctioning body will not permit her to defend the belt in a 12-round fight with three-minute rounds, as is standard for men’s title fights. Female title bouts are typically 10 rounds with two-minute rounds.

When Serrano shut out Danila Ramos 120-108 on all three scorecards on Oct. 27 in Orlando, Florida, she did so in a 12-rounder with three-minute rounds.

Serrano and her team, including manager/trainer Jordan Maldonado and promoters Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian of Most Valuable Promotions — with the co-operation of the Florida Athletic Commission — were able to have the fight contested under the same rules as a men’s title bout with Ramos enthusiastically going along with it.

While Serrano’s WBO, IBF and WBA belts were at stake, as well as The Ring magazine championship, the WBC declined to sanction it.

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