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.

Katie Taylor retained her undisputed world super lightweight title after edging her trilogy fight against Amanda Serrano in New York