Amanda Serrano has vacated the WBC Women's Featherweight Championship in protest.
Amanda Serrano has announced on Instagram that she is vacating the WBC Championship due to her beliefs that the organization has refused to "evolve the sport for equality."
This stems from the WBC refusing to sanction Serrano's October fight against Danila Ramos. The fight, which saw Serrano win by unanimous decision, was the first women's title fight fought over 12 3-minute rounds.
I love boxing. I have given my life to this sport. No phone, no boyfriend, no parties. Just boxing.
I am the only boxer, male or female, from Puerto Rico to become undisputed champion. I am the only female boxer to have won titles in 7 divisions. I am the first female boxer, along with Katie to headline Madison Sqaure Garden. I am the first female boxer to make 7 figures from a fight and the same from sponsors.
And I am the first undisputed female champion to fight 12x3 minute rounds.
Moving forward if a sanctioning body doesn’t want to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to fight the same as the men, then I will not be fighting for that sanctioning body.
The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title.
Thank You to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for Equality!
If you want to face me in the ring, you have a choice. I’ve made mine.
Thank you to all of my fellow fighters who have stood with me. Thank you to my team. Thank you to my fans. And above all, thank you God. I’m blessed.
In October 2023, Serrano was among a group of boxers who were calling for the option to have 12-round championship fights, equal to the men.
In response to this vacation of the championship, the WBC has announced that Skye Nicholson will face Sarah Mahfourd for the vacated championship.
Fightful will continue to monitor any and all updates regarding this situation.
