Amanda Serrano Sets Her Final Fight—One Last Title Defense and a Knockout Record in Puerto Rico

Amanda Serrano has chosen where her extraordinary boxing career will end: at home in Puerto Rico, with two world titles, a knockout record and one final opponent waiting in the ring.

The seven-division champion will face Australia’s Skye Falzon on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. Serrano plans to retire after the fight, which her promoter has named “The Last Walk.”

Most Valuable Promotions announced that Serrano will defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight championships at 126 pounds. The bout will be contested over 12 three-minute rounds—the same championship format commonly used for men’s title fights—and will stream on DAZN.

One last fight, with history still available

Serrano enters her farewell with a 50-4-1 professional record and 32 knockouts. According to Reuters, she shares the women’s all-time knockout record with Christy Martin. A stoppage victory in San Juan would give Serrano the record outright in the final appearance of her career.

That possibility gives the fight stakes beyond ceremony. Serrano is not simply taking a retirement lap. She is defending two recognized world titles against a ranked challenger while pursuing one last historical achievement.

Falzon, also 38, brings a 12-2 record with seven knockouts and is ranked No. 4 by the WBA. The Australian challenger said the opportunity represents years of sacrifice and setbacks, and made clear that she is traveling to Puerto Rico to establish her own place in boxing history—not merely participate in Serrano’s farewell.

Serrano changed what women’s boxing could sell

Serrano’s résumé stretches across seven weight divisions, a Guinness World Record accomplishment that made her one of boxing’s most versatile champions. She also became Puerto Rico’s first and only undisputed boxing champion, male or female.

Her impact was not limited to championships. In 2022, Serrano and Katie Taylor became the first women to headline a boxing card at Madison Square Garden. Their rivalry helped move women’s boxing from smaller venues and supporting slots into major-arena main events watched around the world.

Taylor won all three fights in their celebrated trilogy, including a majority-decision victory in their final meeting in 2025. The results did not diminish the rivalry’s significance. Serrano’s willingness to pursue the biggest available fights, across divisions and under intense scrutiny, made her one of the sport’s defining athletes.

The round format carries its own message

The farewell fight will use three-minute rounds rather than the two-minute rounds typically required in women’s championship boxing. Serrano has long argued that female fighters should have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.

She participated in a 12-round, three-minute unified championship bout in 2023, then later relinquished her WBC title rather than abandon that position. By ending her career under the same format, Serrano is turning the structure of the bout into a final statement about equality and athlete choice.

Why Puerto Rico is the right ending

Serrano was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and built much of her professional life in Brooklyn. Her career carried her from small venues to Madison Square Garden and international broadcasts, but the final walk will happen before a home crowd in San Juan.

In the promoter’s announcement, Serrano said closing her career in Puerto Rico means everything to her and promised fans one final memorable night. She also said her work for the next generation of women fighters will continue after she hangs up her gloves.

The ending is carefully constructed but not guaranteed to be comfortable. Falzon has the chance to defeat a champion in her final fight, while Serrano must protect her titles and legacy under the pressure of a farewell crowd. That uncertainty is exactly what keeps “The Last Walk” from becoming only a celebration.

When the opening bell rings Jan. 9, Serrano will have one last opportunity to leave boxing the way she spent her career transforming it: taking a risk, demanding equal rules and chasing history.