- Boxer: ‘The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality’
- Women’s fights typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds
Featherweight boxing champion Amanda Serrano has relinquished her WBC title after the organisation refused to allow her to compete in bouts under the same rule-set as men’s boxing, with 12 three-minute rounds.
Women’s championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds with each round lasting two minutes. Serrano, who had unified the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine titles, was among the women boxers who launched a campaign in October to have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.