Katie unconcerned by the antics of corner man Jordan Maldonado

Jordan Maldonado is sitting back in a glass-topped limousine, looked relaxed, sitting side-by-side with his prize-fighter Amanda Serrano.

It's a promotional video, produced by Matchroom Boxing, ahead of tonight's world title bout with Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden, and while Serrano’s trainer is attempting to portray the persona of a humble man, his track record would suggest different.

"We’re grateful," says Maldonado. "And I’m glad that it’s Katie, because she is the best, and for us it’s an honour."

The biggest night of his fighter’s career, there is no doubt that Maldonado needed to go on a charm offensive considering his behaviour in and around the ring of some of Serrano’s recent encounters.

In August of last year, Serrano impressed inside the ring, outclassing Yamileth Mercado in what was the biggest night of her long and illustrious career, securing a pay-day worthy of a seven-weight world champion, fighting on the undercard of the high-profile bout between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley – a Showtime pay-per-view event.

And while Serrano was impressing inside the ring, Maldonado stood on the periphery, hurling a tirade of abuse at the opposition.

"Starting in the middle of the rounds, (Maldonado) would come to the centre of the ring to yell at me, telling me that I was trash, that I was a coward, that I was a 'pendeja' (a****le)," said Mercado, when interviewed the day after the fight by Ernesto Amador.

Overenthusiasm in the heat of the battle, perhaps, if one was in the business of offering the benefit of the doubt, however, it didn't stop there, as Maldonado then allegedly maintained the verbal abuse of the female fighter as she walked to the awaiting ambulance.

"When we were in the locker rooms, it was decided