Nina Meinke: record, next fight and profile →
Germany’s Nina Meinke takes on the challenge of a lifetime when she squares off with Puerto Rican superstar Amanda Serrano for the women’s IBF, WBA and WBO featherweight titles Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Nina Meinke challenges the iconic Amanda Serrano for the IBF, WBA and WBO featherweight world titles tomorrow night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, the bout signifies a change in women’s boxing. The contest, live on DAZN, sees the two women collide over 12-three minute rounds instead of the traditional 10-two minute rounds.
Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke both made weight Friday, ahead of Saturday's bout at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In her homecoming, Serrano is set to defend her three world titles and take another step in her quest toward the equitable treatment of women in boxing.
Amanda Serrano, once just a kid from Brooklyn fighting for fun, is now one of women's boxing's fighters for the ages. She'll try to add another spectacular chapter to her million-dollar story in Saturday's matchup with Nina Meinke in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
There wasn’t a moment of hesitation from Nina Meinke when the call came to challenge for the crown. It didn’t at all matter to the 30-year-old southpaw from Berlin that any fight with reigning featherweight champion Amanda Serrano will now take place over twelve, three-minute rounds. In fact, the former title challenger leaned all the way into the concept.
Amanda Serrano has led a career more than worthy of a starring role any time she is in the ring. That said, the seven-division titlist is admittedly still thrown off by the supporting cast for her homecoming headliner.
The biggest card to hit Puerto Rico in years will now include an all-Boricua title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez and Rene Santiago have reached an agreement for their WBO junior flyweight title consolidation bout. The previously ordered fight will land on the undercard of the
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs) will make her return to Puerto Rico vs. IBF mandatory challenger Nina Meinke (18-3, 4 KOs) on Saturday, March 2, at the legendary Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, live globally on DAZN.
Rostock, Germany: Greek -based in Sweden - heavyweight contender Marios Kollias (11-2-1) stopped local hero and reigning WBA Continental champion Felix Langberg (12-1) 1:54 into the third round of a scheduled ten-rounder.