This Saturday, Amanda Serrano is returning to defend her WBO Featherweight Championship against Reina Tellez on January 3 at the Coliseo Robert Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Serrano is coming off two consecutive losses against Katie Taylor and is on the first two-fight losing streak of her career. In her career, Serrano has a record of 47-4-1 with 31 knockouts, with her last victory coming against Stevie Morgan in July 2024. Her opponent, Tellez, is 13-0-1 with five knockouts and has won nine fights in the previous two years.
Check out my best bet for Saturday’s fight between Amanda Serrano and Reina Tellez.
Amanda Serrano by Decision or Technical Decision (+160)
This is Serrano’s first fight since her last loss to Taylor in July at Madison Square Garden. Even though Serrano lost to Taylor in her previous fight, it was a majority draw, with many believing she won. Now Serrano returns to her homeland of Puerto Rico for her bout in San Juan since 2021. Even though she lost her last two contests, Serrano has already solidified herself as one of the biggest stars in women’s boxing.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, Serrano is a massive -2500 favorite with Tellez being the underdog at +1000. This fight has an over/under of 7.5 rounds, with the over being -125. Serrano is -180 to win this fight by KO/TKO/DQ, while being +160 to win by decision or technical decision.
Among the best women’s pound-for-pound boxers, Serrano lands the most punches per round (22.1) and the most power punches per round (18.2) on CompuBox. Although Serrano has 31 career knockouts, six of her previous seven wins have come by decision. Since she is coming off two losses, Serrano may start a little more passively, as she needs to be more tactical to get back in the win column. With Serrano being such a big favorite, the better play is to back her to win by decision or technical decision at +160.
