Puerto Rican boxer Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano took a solid victory on the fast track in the ninth round on Thursday evening over Argentinian Daniela Bermúdez to defend two of her crowns and add a third in the great event presented by Ring City USA in the Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan.
Serrano reached Bermúdez with a solid left hook from the liver, ending the fight at 1:33 of the round.
The Puerto Rican defended her feather crowns from the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and also won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title.
Serrano incidentally improved his record to 40-1-1 and 30 KOs, establishing himself as one of the best pound-for-pound in boxing. The Carolina has won a total of seven titles in different divisions.
“I think I deserve a B + for tonight’s performance,” said a jubilant Serrano. “I came very prepared for this fight on my island and I am very happy with the win. The Bermúdez I knew I was going to be a fighter with a lot of stamina. Latin boxers, and especially the Argentines, always are. But I despaired. not and I knew I could dominate it and that’s what happened. The blow came in the ninth round, ”he said.
His coach Johan Maldonado was pulled out in the seventh round for berating referee Roberto Ramírez Jr., which cost Serrano two points that ultimately did not affect the result.
In the co-feature, young Puerto Rican prospect Carlos “Purín” Caraballo beat Mexican Leornado Báez by knockout in the fourth round with a great demonstration in the ensogado.