Why a Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy fight is needed, along with a necessary rules adjustment

The only logical next step for either woman is to fight each other once more, but with one major caveat

If you were one of the 74 million live viewers globally who watched Friday's thrilling Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematch on Netflix, which amounts to the largest audience to ever watch a women's professional sporting event in the U.S., there is good news. 

The best and biggest fight that either Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs), the 38-year-old Irish legend and undisputed 140-pound champion, or Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs), the 36-year-old southpaw from Puerto Rico who holds a boxing record for winning titles in seven weight divisions, can make next is against one another. 

For the second straight meeting, Taylor was narrowly able to edge Serrano, this time by a close and unanimous decision (95-94, 95-94, 95-94), when the two met last weekend over 10 enthralling rounds of non-stop action inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight was a rematch of their 2022 affair, billed as the biggest fight in women's boxing history at New York's Madison Square Garden, and went on to exceed expectations as Taylor hung on for a split decision.