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Decorated boxing champion Amanda Serrano’s switch to MMA shines light on issues in women’s boxing

One of the most successful female boxers of recent times will be crossing over to MMA on Friday night.

Five-division boxing world champion Amanda Serrano will be making her MMA debut under at Combate Americas. Serrano will be taking on Corina Herrera in an 125-pound contest that’s set to go down in the co-main event of Combate Estrellas 1 at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

Serrano’s journey in combat sports couldn’t have had a more casual start. There was no burning desire or unceasing determination to become who she is today — one of the most accomplished fighters in women’s boxing history.