Who won Serrano vs Cruz?
Amanda Serrano beat Erika Cruz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 4th, 2023, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Amanda Serrano.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).
Also on the undercard Richardson Hitchins was victorious over John Bauza, Alycia Baumgardner beat Elhem Mekhaled, Skye Nicolson defeated Tania Alvarez, and Shadasia Green was victorious over Elin Cederroos.
Serrano vs Cruz stats
Back in February 2023, Amanda Serrano stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Erika Cruz made her way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Amanda Serrano was the older woman by 1 year, at 34 years old.
Cruz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Serrano. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Amanda Serrano fought out of the southpaw stance, while Erika Cruz was an orthodox fighter.
Serrano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 236 compared to Cruz's 135.
Serrano vs Cruz form
Serrano had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In her last fight before this contest, she had beaten Sarah Mahfoud on September 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, she had been beaten by Katie Taylor on April 30, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Going into that contest, she had beaten Miriam Gutierrez on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Amalie Arena, Florida.
Before that, she had won against Yamileth Mercado on August 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.
She had beaten Daniela Romina Bermudez on March 25, 2021, by knockout in the 9th round at Plaza del Quinto Centenario, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Activity check
Serrano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Cruz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Serrano vs Cruz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Serrano vs Cruz?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Serrano vs Cruz?
Amanda Serrano was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Erika Cruz made her way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
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