I earned $1200 for boxing debut, now I’m set for multi-million dollar payday on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson undercard

Amanda Serrano will earn a staggering amount of money for her rematch with Katie Taylor..

Two years ago, when the women’s boxing pioneers first locked horns, it captivated the sporting world.

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Several publications, including talkSPORT, rated it the Fight of the Year for 2022 – and with good reason.

For ten breathtaking rounds, both women left everything in the ring while there wasn’t a single fan left in their seat by the time the final bell rang.

In the fifth, Serrano had Taylor out on her feet but the Irishwoman miraculously clawed her way back into the fight and finished strong down the home straight to snatch a split-decision win.

That night, Serrano and Taylor became the first women to earn seven-figure paydays.

And they are now expected to shatter that record when they square off for the undisputed super lightweight titles on the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson undercard in November on the highly-anticipated ‘Netflix fight’.

According to Irish media reports, Taylor is reportedly set to pocket $6million and Serrano has claimed her wage is even ‘bigger’- but things weren’t always this way.

The Puerto Rican puncher earned just $1200 for her boxing debut and before linking up with Paul and Most Valuable Promotions she was pocketing dismal amounts for world title fights despite her status as a seven-division world champion.

“I think my pro debut (against Jackie Trivilino in 2009) was a little more than usual because I was in the girl’s hometown, she was a national amateur champion,” Serrano told talkSPORT.com.

“She had a lot of amateur fights. We were the main event. So I think I got paid $1200 or $1500 but that was a high pay scale according to that time.

“I’ve got paid for world title fights, $3,000, $4,000 for being a multiple division world champion.

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“So it’s honestly, Jake coming into my life and into my career. He changed it 100 per cent.

“My first fight with Jake Paul was the biggest payday that I ever received, and he decided that he wanted to do that for all the fighters on the card, and from there, it just kept getting bigger and bigger.”

Serrano and Taylor’s money-spinning purse is a massive step in the right direction for women’s pay but there is still a long way to go.

“We still have lots of work to be done in the sport of boxing,” Serrano added.

“I started 16 years ago as a pro, 16 years in March. I got into the sport, obviously, because my sister (former WBO featherweight champion Cindy Serrano), she started in 2001.

“I think she turned pro in 2003 and the pay scale was practically nothing.

“She really didn’t make the money that I make now… Now that we’re a team and I’m making the money, we’re all making great money, but it’s sad to see those girls who struggled to do the same thing that we’re doing not get paid.

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“But it’s still a work in progress. We still need to do work, because not all the women in the sport are making the type of money that Katie and I are making.

“I’m making this money and Katie’s making this money because we’re fighting each other, but when we fight different people, we’re not making this type of money.

“So that’s why, even if we have to do a trilogy and keep on fighting each other, to make this type of money we will keep doing it.

“Once we continue to put on shows, like on November 15, when Katie and I put on another amazing show for the fans, I think people are going to be more aware of women’s boxing.

“And it has been changing, we have a lot of great champions, fighting champions and putting on amazing shows so there’s only one way we can go, and that is up.”