Amanda Serrano said she desires to be remembered as a “game-changer” as she prepares for her farewell combat on home soil next yr.
Puerto Rico’s seven-division world champion will defend her unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles against Australia’s Skye Falzon in San Juan on 9 January.
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Serrano, who holds a 50-4-1 document with 32 knockouts, beforehand announced she will retire after the bout, which has been dubbed “The Last Walk” by promoters.
“I want people to remember me as a game-changer,” Serrano said at a information convention.
“I gave it my all in the ring. Every time I fought, every time I trained, I just left everything in the ring, and I hope that you guys see that.”
Serrano is chasing the ladies’s knockout document, which she collectively shares with American Christy Martin.
While Serrano instructed the document would be the “cherry on top”, she also desires to make the most of her closing look in the ring.
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“I made sure that I went back to the 12 three-minute rounds because I want to enjoy every second, every minute of my last fight in there,” the 38-year-old said.
“I’m going to go out there and give it my all. If the knockout comes, it comes.”
Falzon, also 38, who holds a 12-2 document with seven knockouts, said it was a dream come true to get the likelihood to combat Serrano.
“I actually cried about it,” said Falzon. “The opportunity is something I’m going to grab hold of and I just can’t wait.
“I’m not here just to take half in Amanda’s historical past, I’m here to strive to write my own. I would not be a fighter if I did not believe I could win.”
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Serrano welcomed the confidence from the Australian, saying: “I would not like if any of my opponents would come pondering they’re going to come to lose. I love to combat the best out there.”
Serrano is the first and only Puerto Rican boxer, male or female, to become undisputed world champion, and in 2022 she and Ireland’s Katie Taylor became the first female boxers to headline New York’s Madison Square Garden.
She also defeated Brazil’s Danila Ramos in 2023 in the first-ever women’s unified world championship contested over 12 three-minute rounds, which is equal to a men’s championship fight.
Serrano said her decision to retire was simply down to time and she always knew she would hang up her gloves in Puerto Rico.
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“You guys [have] been with me from the very starting, supporting me, loving me, and I’ve been preventing for you guys,” added Serrano, who was born in Carolina on the island.
“I carry my flag with me, it’s in my coronary heart. I’m always with you, and I combat for you. I just need you guys to have fun my long journey, and it’s going to be a great evening.”
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