Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano for third time in controversial majority decision

Two of the world s greatest female boxers of all time completed their trilogy on Friday night and it was a three-fight sweep Katie Taylor earned her third triumph over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden the same venue where their epic trilogy began over three years ago The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards the first was a split decision for Taylor and the second despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing fewer punches resulted in a unanimous conquest for Taylor CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM This one too was also highly contested with one judge ruling it a draw But two others gave a - win to Taylor giving her the majority decision Taylor initially shied away from saying there was any added pressure to Friday s bout given the circumstances of the first two fights doing so again shortly after the achievement However in the ring she let out a thunderous come on celebration almost as if to say that Serrano merely couldn't beat her and admitted later on it was very satisfying UFC'S DANA WHITE HINTS THAT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS RETIRED JON JONES CONOR MCGREGOR COULD RETURN FOR WHITE HOUSE FIGHTS There s perpetually a bit of pressure going into these fights It s normal to feel a bit of pressure but I didn t feel any more pressure than previous fights Taylor noted post-fight Every single fight I ve been involved in they re huge events There s inevitably a bit of relief when your hand is raised Complete satisfaction All the hard work pays all the sacrifices you re making it s a grueling sport so it s such a relief when your hand is raised There isn t much left to be announced for Taylor anymore and there isn't much else for her to accomplish she has proven she is the best of this generation and perhaps of all time by again defending her WBA WBC WBO and IBF super lightweight titles to a person who is easily in women s boxing s Mt Rushmore Retirement is an option but she s not ready to commit one way or another I wouldn t say I have anything left to prove noted Taylor But I m going to sit back and relax and will make a decision on whether I ll fight again in the future Taylor improved to - in her illustrious career while Serrano is now - - - with three of those losses to Taylor Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter