Boxing Champ Katie Taylor Says Fight w/ Amanda Serrano Could Be Remembered Like Ali-Frazier

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano make history on Saturday night when they lead the women’s main event in Madison Square Garden for the first time … but the fight is much more than an answer to the upcoming trivia question – Taylor tells us that this fight can be remembered Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

… which also descended into “the most famous arena in the world.”

TMZ Sports spoke with a 35-year-old invincible champion (20-0, 6 KO’s) before his April 30 DAZN PPV wreck with 33-year-old Serrano (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) – a fight that has sparked women’s boxing – so we asked From Katie, would it have an impact that would elevate the sport for years to come.

“I think so. I think Saturday night’s fight will definitely be awe-inspiring for people. I feel like our matches are stylistically very compatible. I feel and it’s going to be a phenomenal fight and I think this fight will be talked about for years and years to come.”

Taylor continued … “I’ve even talked every time you say ‘Madison Square Garden,’ you think of people like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. These types of fighters – the battles we’re still talking about today. So I feel that There has also been talk of a struggle between Amanda for years and years.

Sure, Ali-Frazier is one of the biggest competitions – not just in boxing, but in sports in general – so comparing any fight to the March 1971 match is considered blasphemy.

But that’s not what Katie says. Her point is that the fight – arguably juxtaposing the two biggest women boxers – is going to be incredible, and it can change women’s boxing in many different ways … including fan interest and pay.

Bottom line for Taylor … “The biggest battle and moment of my career in history, and this is really the stuff of my dreams.”