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Amanda Serrano Retains Unified Featherweight World
Titles, Earns 50th Career Victory
At Most Valuable Promotions’ Serrano vs. Manzur tonight,
boxing trailblazer and unified featherweight world champion
Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (50-4-1, 32 KOs) earned the
milestone 50th victory of her professional career, retaining
her WBA, WBO and The Ring featherweight world titles with a
hard-fought majority decision victory (114-114, 116-112 x2)
over Argentina's #2 WBO contender Lucrecia Manzur (14-5, 7
KOs). The historic main event at Pechanga Resort Casino in
Temecula, California marked the first-ever championship
boxing event live on TikTok and saw Serrano once again break
barriers for women’s boxing as she defended her unified
titles in the first-ever unified women’s world championship
contested over 12 two-minute rounds. Across the grueling
12-round battle at 126 lbs, Manzur relentlessly pressed
forward and found her strongest success in the fourth round,
attacking Serrano against the ropes, while the Puerto Rican
icon responded with punishing body work and sharp counters
before building momentum down the stretch. Manzur’s The
competitive battle continued through the final bell, with
Serrano ultimately earning the majority decision to retain
her unified featherweight world titles.
In the co-main event, MVP’s US Olympian Jahmal Harvey (4-0,
3 KOs) continued his unbeaten professional run, earning a
spectacular second-round knockout victory over Mexico’s
Hammet Keb (7-3-1, 6 KOs) in their scheduled six-round
lightweight bout at 135 lbs. Harvey dictated the fight from
the opening bell, breaking Keb down with combinations
upstairs and punishing body work before connecting with a
devastating right hand that left Keb flat on the canvas at
2:48 of the second round. The emphatic finish marked
Harvey’s fourth consecutive professional victory and
delivered a highlight-reel knockout that immediately entered
the conversation as a Knockout of the Year contender and
earned him MVP’s Performance of the Night Bonus.
In WBA super bantamweight world championship action,
Denmark’s Melissa Mortensen (10-0, 5 KOs) captured the
vacant WBA title in her first world championship
opportunity, earning a hard-fought split decision victory
(95-94 x2, 94-95) over MVP and Mexico’s Mayelli Flores
(13-3-1, 4 KOs) following 10 action-packed rounds at 122
lbs. Flores struck first, dropping Mortensen in the second
round and badly hurting the unbeaten Dane again in the
fifth, but Mortensen showed her resilience, battling back
behind high-volume combinations and sharp right hands to
keep the fight razor-close down the stretch. The two
continued to trade through the final bell, with Mortensen
ultimately claiming her first world title and preserving her
undefeated professional record.
Also on the main card, MVP’s fast-rising contender Avious
Griffin (20-1, 19 KOs) added to his knockout resume as he
delivered another emphatic stoppage victory over Dominican
veteran Jackson Marinez (23-5, 11 KOs), breaking down his
opponent before forcing a corner retirement following the
fifth round of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout at
147 lbs. Marinez found success early behind steady left
hands and body work, but Griffin increasingly took control
as the fight progressed, trapping Marinez against the ropes
and connecting with sharp right hands. Griffin broke through
in a dominant fifth round, sending Marinez to the canvas
twice before the bell. Although Marinez beat the count on
both occasions, his corner elected to stop the fight before
the start of the sixth round, giving Griffin the TKO victory
at 3:00 of round five.
Additionally, Arlington, Texas prospect Cinderella Linnear
(2-0) scored an upset victory over MVP’s Brazilian boxer and
influencer Jully Poca (1-1), earning a split decision (39-37
x2, 37-39) in their four round junior welterweight bout at
140 lbs. Returning to the ring for the first time in a year,
Linnear applied consistent pressure and attacked the body
throughout the bout, while Oliveira countered effectively
from the outside with hooks and right hands. The victory
marked Linnear’s second professional win while handing Poca
the first official loss of her professional career.
Also on the card, MVP’s two-time Brazilian Olympian Keno
Marley (3-0, 2 KOs) continued his rise to cruiserweight
stardom with a third-round knockout victory over Addison,
Texas’ Braylan Brooks (1-1, 1 KO) in their scheduled
four-round bout at 200 lbs. Marley established control
early, staggering Brooks in the opening round before keeping
the pressure on with a steady attack of left hands and body
shots. In the third round, Marley closed the show with a
thunderous right hand that sent Brooks to a knee, where he
was unable to beat the count, ending the bout at 1:46 of the
round and giving Brooks the first loss of his professional
career.
In minimumweight action, Coachella, California’s Brook
Sibrian (10-3, 4 KOs) delivered an upset victory, handing
MVP’s and Maywood, California’s 5x Junior Olympics champion
Lupita Medina (12-1, 3 KOs) the first loss of her
professional career by unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74 x2)
following eight hard-fought rounds at 105 lbs. Sibrian set
the pace from the opening bell, using high-volume
combinations and relentless body work to pressure Medina
before taking control down the stretch, repeatedly backing
her opponent up and landing the cleaner, harder shots at
close range. Sibrian’s sustained pressure and activity
earned her the victory on all three judges’ scorecards,
securing her place as a rising minimumweight prospect.
In heavyweight action, MVP’s Olympic bronze medalist,
European champion, and five-time German national champion
Nelvie Tiafack (5-0, 4 KOs) continued his perfect
professional start with a dominant third-round knockout
victory over Mexico’s previously unbeaten Salvador Zavala
(7-1, 5 KOs). Tiafack controlled the action from the opening
bell, using relentless pressure to pin Zavala against the
ropes while unloading a steady barrage of left hands and
punishing body shots. The 26-year-old heavyweight continued
to overwhelm Zavala into the third round, pouring on the
offense until the referee stepped in to stop the contest
just 55 seconds into the round, securing Tiafack’s fourth
knockout in five professional fights and handing Zavala the
first loss of his career.
In a battle of unbeaten featherweights, Los Angeles,
California’s Roxy Verduzco (8-0, 1 KO) kept her perfect
professional record intact with a hard-fought split decision
victory (77-75, 74-78, 78-74) over Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic’s Miguelina Hernandez (4-1, 3 KOs). Verduzco was
tested throughout the competitive 126-pound 8-round matchup
as Hernandez applied pressure and pushed the action, but the
Los Angeles standout weathered the challenge and did enough
across the distance to earn the nod on two of the three
judges’ scorecards, handing Hernandez the first loss of her
professional career.
Opening MVP’s TikTok card, Indio, California’s Jocelyn
Camarillo (7-0, 1 KO) continued her unbeaten professional
run with a unanimous decision victory (58-56, 59-55, 60-54)
over Mexico’s Ashley Felix (7-5, 1 KO) in six rounds of
minimumweight action at 105 lbs. Camarillo set the pace
behind a steady left hand and consistent body work, hurting
Felix in the third and fourth rounds, while the experienced
Mexican continued to fire back and forced Camarillo to work
through the final bell. Camarillo’s activity and effective
offense ultimately earned her the victory on all three
judges’ scorecards.
In the preliminary card headliner, Walnut, California’s
lightweight prospect Paolo Barredo (7-0, 2 KOs) preserved
his undefeated record with a commanding unanimous decision
victory (60-54 x2, 59-55) over Ensenada, Mexico’s Jorge
Garcia (3-2, 3 KOs) after six rounds of action at 137 lbs.
Barredo controlled the fight behind a steady attack of left
hands and punishing body work, repeatedly finding a home for
flush right hands as the bout progressed, including a strong
fifth round that had Garcia under pressure. The durable
Garcia continued to press forward and battled through the
final bell, but Barredo’s consistent offense earned him the
victory.
Opening the preliminary card, Russia’s Albina Moldazhanova
(5-0, 5 KOs) delivered a statement performance, needing just
81 seconds to stop Uruguay’s Sheila Liesegang (6-1, 4 KOs)
in the first round of their scheduled 6-round junior
welterweight bout at 140 lbs. Moldazhanova applied pressure
from the opening bell, walking Liesegang down to the ropes
before landing a punishing body shot that sent her opponent
to the canvas and forced the referee to wave off the bout at
1:21. With the emphatic victory, the rising prospect handed
Liesegang the first loss of her professional career while
extending her own perfect knockout streak to five KOs in
five professional fights.
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