Serrano added to Holm-Han card in El Paso
May 30 Boxing: Holly Holm vs. Stephanie Han, Amanda Serrano vs. Cheyenne Hanson, several other fights.
Start time TBA. Ticket sales to open Wednesday In January, boxers Holly Holm and Stephanie Han fought on Amanda Serrano’s undercard in Puerto Rico. On May 30 in El Paso, Serrano’s returning the favor — though, technically, it’s a double main event.
Most Valuable Promotions announced on Tuesday that Serrano (48-4-1, 31 knockouts) will face Germany’s Cheyenne “Pepper” Hanson (17-2, 13 KOs) on the May 30 card at the El Paso County Coliseum. As previously announced, Albuquerque’s Holm (34-3, nine KOs) for the second time will challenge Han (12-0, three KOs) for the El Pasoan’s WBA lightweight (135-pound) title. Their first bout in Puerto Rico on Jan.
3 ended prematurely with an accidental clash of heads in the seventh round. Han, leading on all three official scorecards, was awarded a victory by technical decision. All parties involved — Han, Holm and MVP — agreed a rematch was appropriate under the circumstances.
Puerto Rico’s Serrano, who without doubt eventually will join Holm in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, will defend her WBO featherweight (126-pound) title against Hanson. The card clearly is intended as a showcase for women’s professional boxing. Two more women’s title fights have been added to the card: Mexico’s Lourdes Juarez (39-4 five KOs) vs.