Amanda Serrano - Nina Meinke summary online, round by round, stats and highlights
Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled
Shock cancellation of world title fight
The night was building in Puerto Rico toward one of the most historic bouts in boxing history. Amanda Serrano is as close as you can get to boxing royalty. The Carolina, Puerto Rico was so looking forward to this unified title defense in San Juan.
The rumors started swirling as Jake Paul made his ringwalk. Titterings around the coliseum, which were confirmed only minutes later after Paul's first round stoppage of Ryan Bourland.
A last minute decision by the Puerto Rican boxing commission meant that the world title fight between Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke would have to be cancelled.
Amanda Serrano came out to the ring crying as she was joined in the ring by Felix Trinidad and her opponent Nina Meinke. Serrano announced to the crowd that they will get a 100% refund before she breaks down in tears and leaves Jake Paul to explain that a last minute medical issue left her cornea exposed, meaning that the doctors would not approve the fight.
Apparently some hair gel had gotten into her eye the day before as she was having her hair done, pulled back into a tight braid as is normal among women boxers. It became an irritation and then got worse, leaving her effectively blind in one eye.
Jake Paul confirms to the crowd that as soon as Serrano is cleared, they will bring both Meinke and Serrano back to Puerto Rico to make sure the fight takes place there.
The crowd booed, a sight that was truly heartbreaking to see as Amanda broke down from the emotion of it all. Felix Trinidad takes over the microphone, softly reproaching the crowd, and telling the people that they should get behind Serrano, take pride in her accomplishments. Nina Meinke also takes the microphone and says words of encouragement, saying that she is ready whenever Amanda is better and she too hopes that the fight can take place in Puerto Rico.
GOODBYE!!!
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Amanda Serrano in tears
One thing must be said. Whether you like Jake Paul or not, you have to take your hat off to him. Immediately upon the announcement, his production company announced that the crowd would get a 100% refund and that Nina Meinke's fight purse would still be paid. That is a stand up move.
Amanda Serrano fight cancelled
It is now confirmed. The fight has been cancelled. Amanda Serrano is crying and it is heartbreaking to see.
She is joined in the ring by Felix Trinidad and her opponent Nina Meinke as she announces to the crowd that they will get a 100% refund. Serrano breaks down in tears and Jake Paul says that a last minute medical issue left her cornea exposed, meaning that the doctors would not approve the fight.
Jake Paul says that as soon as she is cleared, they will bring Meinke and Serrano back to Puerto Rico to make sure the fight takes place there.
The crowd boo and it is heartbreaking to see Amanda breaking down from the emotion. Felix Trinidad takes over the microphone to tell the people that they should get behind Serrano, take pride in her. Nina Meinke also says words of encouragement, saying that she is ready whenever Amanda is better and she too hopes that the fight can take place in Puerto Rico.
The rumors that a cream got into Amanda Serrano's eye are still going around. The word is that the commission will not allow the fight to go ahead. Still unconfirmed but worrying none the less.
Another first round TKO
Jake Paul is going to have to be taken seriously by the boxing world now
Jake Paul wins by TKO
Both men come out jabbing and Jake Paul looks to be active, moving out of the way of Bourland's shots. Jake Paul throws a great check hook and catches Bourland nicely.
Bourland is clearly not a bum in there, but how long he can stay on the attack is still to be seen.
Paul lands a huge right and follows it up with a huge left hook and Bourland is jelly legged! He is trying to stay in control of his feet and make it to the end of the fight.! He throws a single shot back but it is not enough! Paul unloads and lands shot after shot after shot! The referee has no choice but to step in!
Another first round knock out for Jake Paul!
Just hearing that the Amanda Serrano fight has been cancelled. Not sure if this is a wind up or if it is accurate information. I will let you know as soon as I find out more.
Jake Paul vs Ryan Bourland
And now for the principal support on this undercard as Jake Paul meets Ryan Bourland in an eight round cruiserweight bout.
AND STILL: Jonathan Gonzalez wins by UD
Let's see what the ringside judges say. They saw it as:
116-112
115-113
117-111
all in favor of Jonathan Gonzalez, who keeps his WBO Junior Flyweight title. Wow! Those scores were a little wide for the fight that took place.
This is a close fight. At round six I had it dead even. Rounds seven through twelve were a bit more difficult to call. I feel like Santiago may have just nicked it by a round, but several of those middle rounds could have gone either way.
Did the fact that Gonzalez has the title perhaps sway a judge or two? It is always hard to take a title off someone when each round is that close.
As we enter the final round, it is all to fight for. The last five rounds have not been nearly as clear cut as the first six were.
Both men come out throwing their hands freely, and Santiago gets caught with a clean uppercut. He then comes back with a left hook that connects with Gonzalez's chin.
Gonzalez lands a great three punch combo. Santiago comes back with a one two of his own.
As the round ends, they are trading in the middle of the ring and that is it.
Both fighters are holding on, doing a bit of work on the inside, but not willing to commit to any sort of combination or more than a single shot attack. Santiago lands some nice shots inside, then Gonzalez lands a few. Then it swings again. It is often difficult to say who is working and who is holding on.
They come out into the championship rouns still throwing their hands freely and Santiago is perhaps coming off the better of the two in the exchanges. Gonzalez is still throwing punches but the big, eye-catching, effective shots are coming his way.
The pace has picked up and they are both swinging more freely. This suits Santiago very well indeed and he throws a left hook that looks to have bothered Gonzalez.
As the round ends, Gonzalez is holding on for the bell.
Santiago comes out working well, landing a big right hand to open up. Gonzalez is now in trouble as he comes forward and is caught with a short right counter.
The round slows to a crawl and it is Santiago that is getting the better of these exchanges.
At the halfway point, this is a fairly even fight, with Santiago winning the early rounds, but Gonzalez taking the last couple of rounds. I have it three rounds apiece, but it is close.
Gonzalez lands a huge right hand and Santiago is hurt! He manages to weather the storm and stay in the fight but there was a moment there where things were hairy for Santiago.
Gonzalez comes out full of swagger, walking Santiago down. He seems confident that his opponent is out of gas, pushing forward, opening himself up for a counter. Santiago is not capitalizing on it though, so perhaps he is starting to fade a bit.
The fifth round is notably slower, with both men perhaps starting to flag a bit after such a busy fourth. Gonzalez lands a nice left hand clean and Santiago is wobbled. He quickly recovers but is now on the back foot for perhaps the first time in the fight.
Both men come out swinging and Gonzalez immediately gets Santiago onto the back foot. As they trade away, both are trying to establish ownership of the center of the ring.
Santiago now flips the momentum, putting Gonzalez under pressure. As the round ends, Santiago catches Gonzales with a nice right hand,
Santiago comes out swinging and Gonzalez complains that he is caught with a low blow. No warning from the ref, but Santiago apologizes, admitting that it was indeed low.
Santiago lands another great body shot and Gonzalez is coming back, but less effective with his punches.
The second round starts off quicker, with both fighters pushing forward, trying to take the fight inside, vying to claim the center of the ring. Santiago does some excellent work, getting around the guard of Gonzalez and landing a beautiful left hook to the body.
Gonzalez loads up on a huge right hand and misses. His momentum sends him to the floor, but the referee is right there and rules it a slip rather than a knockdown.
Santiago lands another one two combination as the round closes.
Gonzalez is the defending champ and he comes out working southpaw, while Santiago, who is in the biggest fight of his career, is working orthodox.
They are both cagey in the opening round, jabbing and staying out of reach of their opponent. Just as they begin to warm into the pace, the round comes to an end.
Jonathan Gonzalez vs Rene Santiago
Now we have our first title fight of the evening as Rene Santiago challenges Jonathan Gonzalez for his WBO Junior Flyweight title.
Wanna Walton and Joshua Torres get a MD
The ringside judges saw it:
39-37 for Walton
38-38
38-38
in a majority draw.
That was a difficult one to score. I liked Walton's early stuff, he moved nicely and had Torres off balance and confused for the first half of the fight. From the middle of the third round, he kind of fell off the pace, but I think that Walton won this one. I feel it more than I know it.
Let's see what the judges say.
Torres comes out in the southpaw stance in the final round, trying to make something happen here. It is an odd round here, as Torres spends more time taunting Walton than actually throwing punches. Walton is throwing well, but missing with more than he lands. Torres lands a nice right hand and Walton stumbles. The last ten seconds see Torres throw punches in bunches but it is too late to do anything with it.
Torres comes out landing a nice left hook on Walton, but gets caught off balance as he comes in for a big right, Walton catching him with a clean right hook that sends Torres stumbling across the matt.
Torres catches Walton with a nice hook and their feet get tangled up on the way out, Walton tripping but the referee realizing that it was not a knockdown.
The shots are flailing a bit now and it is looking less composed on both sides. Walton lands a nice left as the round ends.
The crowd are booing, they are filled with bloodlust and just want to see a scrap. Clearly they have no understanding of or interest in the art of boxing. It is a shame, because if they would settle down and watch what is going on in the ring, they would see a nice display of pugilism in front of them.
Torres is staying out of trouble a bit better than he did in the first round, but is still finding the southpaw movement difficult to address. Walton is landing nice right hooks and moving well.
Walton comes out working from his natural southpaw stance and Torres is trying to figure out the awkwardness, jabbing and then twisting out of reach.
Walton comes charging forward and gets Torres onto the ropes. He manages to land an eye-catching right hook.
Wanna Walton vs Joshua Torres
Now we move on to another four round bout as Super Featherweights 17-year old Wanna Walton takes on Joshua Torres, who is 15 years his senior. Walton is too young to get a professional boxing license in the USA, but here in Puerto Rico, they have allowed it.
Krystal Rosado wins by MD
The judges saw it:
38-38
40-36
40-36
in a majority decision in favor of Krystal Rosado.
That was probably a fair decision. It certainly was not a shutout by any stretch, but a draw is too harsh on Rosado. Personally, I felt that Munguilla won the first round, but that is boxing. It is all subjective.
Munguilla was out of her depth and Rosado was in control pretty much throughout. Munguilla managed to put some pressure on Rosado in the first and fourth rounds especially, but it should be a solid decision win for Rosado.
Let's see what the judges say about it.
The final round of this four round contest and Munguilla is coming forward, trying to get onto Rosado, but finding it hard to catch up to her as the Puerto Rican backpedals and counters.
Munguilla finally manages to land a big right hand and it forces Rosado to respond. As they get into a close quarters brawl, Munguilla lands another great right hand.
The round ends with the two slugging it out and in this final stretch, Rosado is in a bit of trouble! The bell comes and it is not too soon for either of these ladies.
Rosado is moving well, trying to work off the back foot, dodging the onslaught from Munguilla and coming back with a clean uppercut. Munguilla is trying to get in close and let her hands go a little more, but is having trouble pinning Rosado down. Nice movement from Rosado.
As the round gets underway, they go to the middle of the ring and just trade. Munguilla feels that she needs to get Rosado off her game by just bullying her way forward. Rosado has better form, quicker hands and more of a classic style, but she seems happy to just slug away with Munguilla here.
Rosado gets Munguilla onto the ropes and unloads some heavy combos! Munguilla works her way out of it, but it looks like the plan of bullying Rosado may not be working the way she wanted it to. Rosado has figured it out and responded nicely.
The bell sounds and these two ladies come out hammering away. This is a four round bout and the Puerto Rican crowd is firmly in Rosado's corner, so Munguilla jumps on the front foot immediately. She is not the tidiest of the two, but she is on the attack, head down, doggedly advancing, puttiing Rosado on the back foot.
Rosado recovers quickly and starts to counter punch, finding some clean left hooks as Munguilla comes charging in. Both of these fighters are undefeated, Munguilla is 5-0 and Rosado is 3-0. Munguilla comes in wild, and she manages to land a stiff right hand right at the end of the round.
Krystal Rosado vs Gloria Munguilla
We kick things off with a four-round Super Flyweight bout between Puerto Rico's Krystal Rosado and California's Gloria Munguilla.
The undercard
The preliminaries are over and we are ready for the main card to get underway here in a few minutes.
Preliminary match results
Elijah Flores outclassed Alejandro Munera from bell to bell, dropping him with a beautiful left hook in round three, before the fourth round saw Munera dropped with a body shot and put heavily onto his heels, forcing the referee to step in and put an end to it with 11 seconds to go in the fourth. This TKO sees Flores move to 8-0.
Two debutants squared off in the second bout as two Puerto Ricans in Christopher Ortiz and Omar Pacheco square off in a four round bout. Both were wary in the early going but a nice left hook by Pacheco dropped Ortiz in the second. The referee ruled it a slip rather than a knockdown but Ortiz came away with a deep cut on his right eye. From then on, Pacheco was in cruise control and should have got the decision but somehow the four judges gave it a majority draw.
Christopher Diaz was looking to jumpstart his career against a game, but overmatched opponent in Headley Scott. After a round of Scott throwing largely ineffective slapping shots, Diaz, came back with a leaping left hook to drop Scott in the second. After the restart, another almost identical shot put Scott down again, prompting the ref to immediately wave the fight off. This TKO sees Diaz move to 28-4 as he looks to make another run at a world title.
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Boxing fans around the world will witness an electrifying showdown between two talented fighters. It promises to be a battle of skill and determination. Our very own Andy Restrepo runs down how you can check out all the action here.
The Full Card
Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke [WBA, IBO, IBF, WBO World Featherweight titles]
Jake Paul vs Ryan Bourland [cruiserweight] 8 rounds
Jonathan Gonzalez vs Rene Santiago [WBO Junior Flyweight title]
Wanna Walton vs Joshua Torres [super featherweights] 4 rounds
Krystal Rosado vs Gloria Munguilla [super flyweights] 4 rounds
Preliminary bouts
Christopher Ortiz vs Headley Scott [super featherweights] 10 rounds
Christopher Diaz vs Omar Pacheco [super lightweights] 4 rounds
Elijah Flores vs Alejandro Munera [welterweights] 6 rounds
The main card is set to get underway at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT.
Tale of the Tape
Amanda Serrano
Age: 35
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5ft 5.5in
Reach: 65.5”
Record: 46-2-1
Nina Meinke
Age: 30
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5ft 6.5in
Reach: 66”
Record: 18-3-0
WELCOME!!!
Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the homecoming fight of the First Lady of boxing, Amanda Serrano as she takes on Nina Meinke in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Much has been made of this bout after Amanda Serrano joined the undercard of previous Jake Paul fights, with tonight seeing a flip in the order, with Paul the chief undercard bout for Serrano.
In boxing terms, she absolutely deserves it. No disrespect to Jake Paul; of all the YouTubers who have taken to the ring, he is the only one who seemed to have taken it seriously, fighting boxers rather than other social media influencers. And he has shown improvement in the ring, bout after bout. But nothing can hide the fact that he is a novice boxer, perhaps a future contender.
Amanda Serrano, on the other hand, is a champion. Tried and true. She has fought the best and won, dominating women’s boxing for almost a decade and a half. Her only losses are an early decision to Frida Wallberg and a split decision to Katie Taylor for all of the Lightweight belts. Despite stepping up in weight, Serrano made an excellent showing for herself and very nearly pulled off a huge upset over one of the greatest women boxers of all time.
Tonight, fighting for the first time on home soil, the Carolina, Puerto Rico native will defend her IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO World Featherweight titles against Germany’s Nina Meinke.
Meinke is 18-3 but has six wins on the trot and has set herself up as the IBF and WBA mandatory challenger. She comes into Puerto Rico full of confidence and ready to play spoiler, but many have thought as she does and have fallen to Amanda’s superior hand speed.
On the undercard, Jake Paul continues his journey toward boxing bona fide status as he takes on Ryan Bourland. Making good on his claim to no longer fight influencers, the 8-1 Paul has selected an opponent from the boxing fraternity that, on paper at least, could give him some trouble. Bourland has a respectable 17-2 record with the caveats that he has not fought in 18 months and he is a decade older than Paul.