These athletes will age and finally retire, and the record books will record that the Irish fighter ended with a perfect three wins from three against the Puerto Rican. That bare statistic reveals nothing of the closeness or true controversies or the mutual respect contained within these encounters. It was a lofty sports rivalry.

Amanda Serrano was graceful following a historic night at Madison Square Garden in which she came up short in her trilogy fight with Katie Taylor for the undisputed super lightweight championship.

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