Boxing champion Amanda Serrano (37-1-1, 27 KOs) took to social media earlier today to express her disappointment that her Combate Americas hometown MMA fight with boxer Dahiana Santana was cancelled.
The bout was originally scheduled to be part of the Jan. 25 card in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Serrano, who is the only Puerto Rican and female fighter to win seven boxing world titles in seven different divisions, also won the WBO featherweight crown and interim WBC featherweight belts with a win over Heather Hardy in 2019 to increase her world title haul to nine. She previously defeated Santana in the ring in 2017.
“The Real Deal,” 31, has trained mixed marital arts since 2015 and signed a deal with Combate Americas in December 2017. So far, she has amassed a 1-0-1 record with the promotion. But the cancellation may have grinded her promising MMA career to a halt.
The fight game isn’t a very good 1 @ times, my MMA fight for @combateamericas has been cancelled. I Spent a ton of hrs training for it. I’m Honestly tired of all the Crap. I think it’s time to move on to the next chapter of my life. @loudibella @prboxea
— Amanda Serrano 🇵🇷 (@Serranosisters) January 4, 2020
Hey hun thanks. I’m tired of all the Empty promises they make us. They write & make it seem like they are doing the right thing by us all & its the opposite, they only care about a selected few. Fans believe everything they read. I’m 31 I have never had a personal life for what?
— Amanda Serrano 🇵🇷 (@Serranosisters) January 4, 2020
I’m 31 now been at this since I was a kid. Can’t keep letting these promoters play with me. No holiday enjoyment because of the training to get a last minute fights off.
— Amanda Serrano 🇵🇷 (@Serranosisters) January 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/Serranosisters/status/1213528114896261120?s=20
I’ve tried reaching out
— Amanda Serrano 🇵🇷 (@Serranosisters) January 4, 2020
Santana (36-12-0, 15 KOs), 35, is from the Dominican Republic and a former boxing champion as well. She was making her MMA debut as Serrano’s opponent.
Combate Americas has not yet officially confirmed the cancellation.
