Falzon, additionally 38, who holds a 12-2 report with seven knockouts, stated it was a dream come true to get the prospect to battle Serrano.
“I really cried about it,” stated Falzon. “The chance is one thing I’ll seize maintain of and I simply can’t wait.
“I am not right here simply to participate in Amanda’s historical past, I am right here to attempt to write my very own. I would not be a fighter if I did not consider I may win.”
Serrano welcomed the boldness from the Australian, saying: “I would not like if any of my opponents would come considering they will come to lose. I like to battle one of the best on the market.”
Serrano is the primary and solely Puerto Rican boxer, male or feminine, to turn into undisputed world champion, and in 2022 she and Eire’s Katie Taylor grew to become the primary feminine boxers to headline New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard.
She additionally defeated Brazil’s Danila Ramos in 2023 within the first-ever girls’s unified world championship contested over 12 three-minute rounds, which is the same as a males’s championship battle.
Serrano stated her resolution to retire was merely right down to time and she or he all the time knew she would hold up her gloves in Puerto Rico.
“You guys [have] been with me from the very starting, supporting me, loving me, and I have been preventing for you guys,” added Serrano, who was born in Carolina on the island.
“I deliver my flag with me, it is in my coronary heart. I am all the time with you, and I battle for you. I simply need you guys to have fun my lengthy journey, and it will be an ideal night time.”
