On Tuesday, Serrano thanked “my fellow fighters who have stood with me
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Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title because the governing body continues to prevent ladies from preventing throughout 12 three-minute rounds.
Serrano retained her WBA, IBF g2g222 and WBO featherweight titles by defeating Brazil’s Danila Ramos in October – the first women’s struggle to be contested throughout the longer format since 2007.
Usually, championship fights for female boxers can be contested over 10 rounds of two minutes, and the WBC did not sanction Serrano’s bout against Ramos.
“Moving ahead g2g222 if a sanctioning body doesn’t need to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to fight the same as the men, then I will not be combating for that sanctioning physique,” the 35-year-old Serrano wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
“The WBC has refused to g2g222 evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title. Thank You to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for Equality!”
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, in September, WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán mentioned: “Tennis - women play 3 units, basketball g2g222 the basket is shorter and the ball smaller and those are not contact sports. We stand by safety and well-being of the fighters.”
On Wednesday, Sulaimán g2g222 reiterated the governing body’s stance about safety, telling Sky Sports News: “This is not discrimination, this isn't sexism, this is not about equality, it is about safety and safety solely.”
Last 12 months, g2g222 Serrano became the primary girl to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
Serrano misplaced g2g222 that battle towards Taylor in a split determination, the second defeat of her professional profession. She has in any other case had forty six wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.
Ahead of Serrano’s struggle against Ramos, a bunch g2g222 of female boxers argued for his or her right to compete in the identical format as their male counterparts, writing in an open letter: “We have earned the CHOICE of three minute rounds, with 12 rounds for championship fights to show our talent and greatness...