Headlining on TikTok & targeting KO record – Serrano eyes history

Headlining on TikTok & targeting KO record – Serrano eyes historyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Amanda Serrano has won multiple world titles in seven divisions from super-flyweight to light-welterweightByKal SajadBBC Sport boxing journalistPublished37 minutes agoAfter 17 years, 54 fights and world titles across seven weight classes, Amanda Serrano is still making history. This time, she’s coming for your algorithm too.The Puerto Rican defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in the first world championship boxing event to be streamed live on TikTok.A 33rd stoppage triumph, in what would be Serrano’s 50th professional victory, would give her the most knockout wins in women’s boxing history, eclipsing pioneer Christy Martin.”That’s what gets me up in the morning, working hard, training hard,” Serrano tells BBC Sport. “I always set myself little goals. Because if your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.”To tie was an honour, but now we have to break it. I don’t like being tied.”The bout is Serrano’s penultimate appearance in an illustrious career, and another chance for the 37-year-old to add to a legacy that has transformed women’s boxing.”This is the social media era. We’re in 2026. A lot of these young generations are constantly on the phone,” she adds. “They’re always scrolling, scrolling and scrolling. So what better place [than TikTok]?”Briton Hennessy in talks for undisputed title fight