Amanda Serrano survives Lucrecia Manzur scare to seal 50th win but all-time KO record eludes her

Amanda Serrano survived a bruising examination from Lucrecia Manzur to claim the 50th win of her professional career, retaining her WBA and WBO featherweight titles by majority decision.

Two judges scored it 116-112 for the Puerto Rican in the main event of Most Valuable Promotions' show, which was broadcast live on TikTok, with the third returning a 114-114 draw.

Victory brought Serrano (50-4-1) a milestone few in the women's game have ever reached, but the night's other target got away. She needed a stoppage to break the all-time women's knockout record she shares with Christy Martin, but Serrano was taken the full 12 rounds and stays on 32.

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She was made to work for the half-century too.

Manzur (14-5), fighting outside her native Argentina for the first time, pressed forward from the opening bell and opened a cut on Serrano's forehead in the fourth round, appearing to stun the champion more than once as she built an early lead.

The 27-year-old finished the more accurate fighter, connecting at 34 per cent overall to Serrano's 25 according to CompuBox before Serrano's furious rally over the closing rounds swung the fight back to the champion, whose hand was injured along the way.

Serrano said: "A tough, young fighter. She was hungry. And I knew that coming into training.

"I just love being a woman in this sport and helping women's boxing grow beautifully."

Manzur, whose five-fight winning run was ended, was gracious in defeat.

"Tonight was a dream come true," said through a translator. "Thanks to you, you really helped put female boxing on a pedestal."

On the record that got away, Serrano added: "We still got that 33rd knockout, I've got one more fight. If I don't get it, I'm glad that I tied with Christy Martin.

Martin, watching from ringside, had given her blessing before the first bell.

"I'm always in her corner," she said. "No matter what, I'm always in her corner."

Could Serrano fight again? Legend weighs up options after epic career

The first woman to win world titles in seven divisions, Serrano turned professional in 2009 and her trilogy with Katie Taylor twice filled Madison Square Garden and became a landmark for the sport.

She said in April that this would probably be her final year, and has long wanted a farewell fight in Puerto Rico but no opponent has yet been finalised, so the Manzur bout might spell the end of Serrano's boxing career.

Serrano later admitted on X the fight had been "rough" and suggested she now has a decision to make with her team about how her career ends.

"The mind tells you one thing but the body does another," she wrote. "You can fight anyone you want and squeeze out a victory but Father Time isn't allowing too much of that."

Although this may be the end of her career in the ring it might not the end of her involvement in combat sports, with the 37-year-old open to building on her three-fight MMA career.

"Well, I am undefeated in MMA," Serrano said, before Friday night's bout. "I'm 2-0-1, with two submissions.

"I love the knockouts, but I think I love submissions a lot more. It's a lot more fun to get a submission than a knockout.

"Who knows? With the right fight, the right timing, the right network, maybe I'll throw some bows again.

"There's a couple of good girls, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. I haven't done MMA in a couple of years, but it would be an honour to go in there with the best, just to showcase my skills.

"I've learned a lot throughout the years in MMA. I'm not perfect yet, but I have these hands with four-ounce gloves."