Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in first boxing match headlined by two women at Madison Square Garden

By Jacob Lev, CNN

Updated 0425 GMT (1225 HKT) May 1, 2022

Katie Taylor celebrates victory after her undisputed world lightweight championship fight with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in New York.

(CNN)Ireland's Katie Taylor defeated Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano Saturday night in the first boxing match headlined by two women at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Taylor, who won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, stays undefeated and improves her career record to 21-0 and six knockouts. The 35-year-old also successfully defended her women's lightweight titles in the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC.Serrano's record now stands at 42-2-1 and 30 knockouts.She has earned world titles across seven weight classes ranging from 115 to 140 pounds. Last year, Serrano, 33, successfully defended her WBO and WBC featherweight titles.Ahead of the match, Taylor told CNN she was eager to get in the ring.«We're two great champions in our prime and it's going to make for such an amazing fight,» Taylor said. «I think stylistically we might do very, very well together. She's obviously a very, very aggressive fighter and so am I. So, I think it's going to be a very, very exciting fight.»Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano: Two female boxers headline at Madison Square Garden for the first time in its 140-year historyRead MoreThe match marked the first time two women were headlining at the «World's Most Famous Arena.» It was also the boxing's first fight between the pound-for-pound No. 1 and No. 2 since 2008, when Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez. As a long-time pioneer in the sport, Taylor said her own success isn't enough, saying she also wants other women boxers to be elevated. «I feel like we have covered a lot of ground over the last few