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Is Jake Paul Really an Answer for Women’s Boxing?

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano recently fought perhaps the biggest bout in women’s boxing, and those in the sport acknowledge that their fortunes have been intertwined with Paul’s.

Amanda Serrano, right, standing next to her promoter, Jake Paul, before her fight against Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden on April 30. Credit...Jason Szenes/EPA, via Shutterstock

Jake Paul had a premonition.

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano were about to headline a boxing match at Madison Square Garden, the first women to do so in the arena’s history, and Paul’s mind was already on the next fight.