Serrano-Ramos women's title bout set for 12 three-minute rounds - ESPN

For the first time since 2007, two women fighters could be in the ring for a title fight just as long as their male counterparts.

When undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano defends her WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Danila Ramos on Oct. 27 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, the two will fight 12 three-minute rounds, instead of the official 10 two-minute rounds for title fights in women's boxing.

Serrano will defend her titles against Ramos, the WBO mandatory challenger, in a fight approved by all three sanctioning bodies and the Florida Athletic Commission, and put on by Most Valuable Promotions, run by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian.

«This fight is about more than some belts,» Serrano said in a statement. «We have faced a long and hard battle, united as women, to achieve the same pay, respect, and recognition in boxing.

»Together, on Friday, October 27, we will make history and prove to the world once again how incredible women's boxing is and that we are just as tough, dynamic, and capable as any man in the ring, if not more so. This is a fight for women everywhere to be treated the same as their male counterparts."

Both the number of rounds and length of rounds for championship fights have been issues in women's boxing for years — often brought up by many of the top fighters in the sport. When Serrano fought Katie Taylor for Taylor's undisputed lightweight titles in 2022 — a fight that became the biggest event in women's boxing history — Serrano lobbied for three-minute rounds but mentioned it publicly only after contracts had been signed. Serrano-Taylor was fought with 10, two-minute rounds.

There have been three-minute round title fights before — notably when Seniesa Estrada stopped Marlen Esparza in