On Tuesday, Serrano thanked “my fellow fighters who have stood with me

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Puerto Rican boxer Amanda g2g222 Serrano says that she has vacated her WBC title because the governing physique continues to forestall women from fighting across 12 three-minute rounds.

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

Usually, championship fights for female boxers would be contested over 10 rounds of two minutes, and the WBC did not sanction Serrano’s bout against Ramos.

“Moving forward g2g222 if a sanctioning body doesn’t want to give me and my fellow fighters the choice to fight the same as the men, then I will not be fighting for that sanctioning body,” the 35-year-old Serrano wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.

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

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

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

Last year, g2g222 Serrano grew to become the primary lady to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden alongside Ireland’s Katie Taylor.

Serrano lost g2g222 that fight in opposition to Taylor in a break up determination, the second defeat of her professional career. She has in some other case had forty six wins – 30 by knockout – and one draw.

Ahead of Serrano’s struggle against Ramos, a bunch g2g222 of feminine boxers argued for their right 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 reveal our ability and greatness...