Amanda Serrano urges Katie Taylor to accept 12 three-minute rounds in title bout

Amanda Serrano is not content in the knowledge that her upcoming title fight with Katie Taylor is set to be the biggest boxing fight in the history of women's sport.

The occasion will already be huge when the two stars go head-to-head at Madison Square Garden on April 30.

Seven-weight title holder Serrano is gunning to add more accolades to her collection by taking belts from Taylor, who is the undisputed lightweight champion.

The bout's iconic venue has recorded its second-highest grossing pre-sale ever for what promises to be a spectacular and historic event.

But Serrano wants more than that – the Puerto Rican fighter is out to use the occasion as a chance to promote equality between women and men in boxing.

At a press conference to promote the fight, she called on her Irish opponent to agree to make the bout a 12-round affair, with three minutes in each round.

That would match what male fighters have to compete in for a world title fight, while women generally take part in 10 rounds each of which last for two minutes.

"The struggle has been real, and I'm super excited and happy that I get to see a little light at the end of the tunnel with this fight with Katie Taylor – we’re making history," Serrano told media in London.

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"I'm a woman for equality. If Katie Taylor's willing, I'm ready and willing to make this 12 rounds of three minutes [each].

"If we want to make change… [Let's do] the same as the men."

Clearly not quite so keen on the idea, however, Taylor responded by saying she felt there was no need to change that aspect of the fight.

"I don't really feel like that will make a huge change. The fight is already iconic the way it is," she replied.

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Serrano tried to convince her opponent by suggesting that they "need to make a stand", but the Irishwoman simply replied: "I think we're already making a stand."

The fight will be Taylor's first title defence since December, when the undefeated champion saw off the challenge of Firuza Sharipova in Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Serrano's most recent outing also came just before Christmas, when she was so ferocious she left opponent Miriam Gutierrez looking disfigured after taking 236 punches across the 20 minutes of action.

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