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Published 16:40 2 May 2022 BST
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"LISTEN! Don’t go head-hunting like crazy! Bring in the changes, sometimes... hit her up with an uppercut. Take it to the body, go downstairs with... her defence is just throwing punches. She doesn't have no defence."At the end of the fourth round, during which Serrano had the lightweight champion unsteady on her feet, Maldonado declared:
[caption id="attachment_258918" align="aligncenter" width="800"]"She’s getting hit harder than she has ever been hit! ... A little bit more pressure and you've got her."
Katie Taylor, left, and Amanda Serrano during their undisputed world lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"She wants to hit you like you're a heavy-bag," he shouted. "You've got to work back to the centre of the ring, Katie!"
DAZN co-commentator Jessica McCaskill noted that, in her opinion, Taylor had a glazed look and may not have taken any of that coaching advice on-board. That was not the case, though, as the Bray boxer did as advised and worked hard to keep the fight away from the ropes in the sixth and seventh rounds.
Enamait was urging Taylor to make the bout 'into a dog-fight' and 'sit inside' with Serrano while varying her shots. "You don’t wanna just go rock-em sock-em robots with Amanda," he said.At the end of the seventh round, Enamait felt Taylor was well on her way to taking back control of the contest. "She’s slowing the fuck down!" he proclaimed, as he told Taylor to go for Serrano's body. Meanwhile, over in Serrano's corner, Maldonado said, "You took the last round off. Now, you're gonna need it." The end of the eighth round had Maldonado telling Serrano that Taylor was not going hard with her left at all - "She can only throw right hands". He was also asking questions to see if Serrano was responsive, and taking his advice in. Enamait, heading into the ninth, was asking his fighter to 'give me a little more work'. Heading into the final round, Enamait wanted some big right hooks from Taylor while Maldonado felt the 10th round was make-or-break. "We win this [round], we win the fight," he told her. https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1520600774660743168 As it played out, Taylor was awarded the final three rounds by all three judges. That superior finish, after coming back from the brink, was what saw her clinch the split decision victory to successfully defend her belts. As most coaches and trainers would tell you, most of the credit goes to the ones out there throwing leather in the ring. Their job, in the corner, is to distill simple pointers and advice into words that break through the noise, fatigue and pain. Maldonado and Enamait did just that, and earned their corn [and their cuts] on Saturday night.
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