Jake Paul Heaps Praise On Amanda Serrano After Fight Cancellation
Jake Paul had nothing but praise for his close friend and training partner Amanda Serrano after she had to cancel her fight just minutes before her fight.
Serrano was set to face Nina Meinke, but the fight was called off just minutes before the main event, due to an eye injury. The champ reportedly had a chemical from a hair product go into her eye, and the doctor wouldn’t clear her.
After having to withdraw from the fight, Jake Paul who scored a first-round TKO on the card, had nothing but praise for Serrano.
“It just goes to show the type of woman and type of warrior that Amanda is that she still wanted to fight with an exposed cornea and the skin burnt off of her eye,” Paul said at his post-fight press conference. The chemical was also burning her hands, you can see the skin on her hands melting.
“She’s so tough, it’s very sad. I wanted nothing more than to support her and see her fight as well, but yeah, it’s just an unfortunate series of events but I believe that everything happens for a reason and the universe will unveil that reason soon enough,” Paul added. “We will see, and I am very thankful for everyone who did show up and we will have to run it back I guess.”
After the post-fight press conference, Jake Paul also took to social media to say the night was bittersweet as he wanted the focus on Amanda Serrano.
“Last night was bittersweet. Got the W. It felt amazing to fight in Puerto Rico. But my focus is on Amanda Serrano. Amanda was beyond heartbroken but still had the courage to come into the ring and speak to the sold out crowd in attendance that was there for her. That’s what a leader does. That’s what a champion does. Riding with you to the end Amanda. You are the real deal. @Serranosisters Thank you to my entire team, our event partners, the support in Puerto Rico and to all my fans worldwide,” Paul added.
Currently, it’s uncertain when Amanda Serrano will get rebooked.
