A farewell bout in San Juan
Amanda Serrano will close her career in front of a home crowd. Her promoter, Most Valuable Promotions, said Wednesday that the Puerto Rican fighter will defend her World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association featherweight titles against Australia's Skye Falzon on Jan. 9 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, and then retire. The event is being promoted under the name The Last Walk.[S1][S2]
Serrano, who is 38, steps into the ring with a professional ledger of 50 victories, four defeats and one draw, 32 of those wins coming by knockout. She is chasing the all-time women's knockout mark, a record she currently holds jointly with the retired American boxer Christy Martin.[S1][S2]
From small halls to arena headliners
In a statement, Serrano described boxing as the center of her life and said she could not have foreseen where the sport would take her and her family. She also traced the shift in women's boxing from cards staged in small theaters where female fighters had to press for attention, to shows at major venues that draw audiences across the world.[S1][S2]
She said she takes pride in having helped widen opportunities for the women who will follow her into the professional ranks.[S1][S2]
A rivalry that defined an era
Serrano and Ireland's Katie Taylor made history in 2022 as the first women to top the bill at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their series became one of the signature rivalries of women's boxing and ran to three fights; Taylor won each of them, taking the third in 2025 on a majority decision.[S1][S2]
Across her career Serrano has collected world titles in seven weight classes, and she remains the only boxer from Puerto Rico to hold undisputed status. Her retirement will end a run that pushed women's boxing to a far larger global audience.[S1][S2]
