Amanda Serrano vacates WBC g2g222 title over dispute about fighting throughout 12 three-minute rounds

Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title because the governing physique continues to stop girls from combating throughout 12 three-minute rounds.

Serrano retained her WBA, IBF g2g222 and WBO featherweight titles by defeating Brazil’s Danila Ramos in October – the primary women’s battle to be contested across the longer format since 2007.

Usually, championship fights for feminine boxers could be contested over 10 rounds of two minutes, and the WBC didn't sanction Serrano’s bout against Ramos.

“Moving forward g2g222 if a sanctioning body doesn’t need to give me and my fellow fighters the selection to battle the identical as the boys, then I won't be combating for that sanctioning body,” the 35-year-old Serrano wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.

“The WBC has refused to g2g222 evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title. Thank You to the sanctioning our bodies who have developed for Equality!”

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, in September, WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán mentioned: “Tennis - women play 3 sets, basketball g2g222 the basket is shorter and the ball smaller and those usually are not contact sports. We stand by safety and well-being of the fighters.”

On Wednesday, Sulaimán g2g222 reiterated the governing body’s stance about security, telling Sky Sports News: “This is not discrimination, this is not sexism, this is not about equality, it's about security and safety solely.”

Last yr, g2g222 Serrano turned the first lady to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.

Serrano misplaced g2g222 that struggle towards Taylor in a break up decision, the second defeat of her skilled profession. She has in any other case had 46 wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.

Ahead of Serrano’s struggle against Ramos, a gaggle g2g222 of female boxers argued for his or her proper to compete in the same format as their male counterparts, writing in an open letter: “We have earned the CHOICE of 3 minute rounds, with 12 rounds for championship fights to demonstrate our skill and greatness...