Kriti Mehrotra
Although Amanda Serrano was born on October 9, 1988, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, she primarily grew up in Brooklyn, New York, among the large diaspora there from her wondrous homeland. Therefore, community and family are aspects she has always held dear to her heart, especially as they have admittedly shaped who she really is at heart – they are also why she still lives in Brooklyn. It’s actually imperative to note she had followed in her sister’s footsteps when she joined a boxing gym as a tween, unaware she would one day be known for bringing female boxing to the mainstream.
How Did Amanda Serrano Earn Her Money?
Amanda Serrano was merely 12 years old when she first stepped into a boxing gym alongside her elder sister, Cindy Serrano, and her partner as well as personal trainer, Jordan Maldonado. The latter reportedly owned the establishment to have a career in the fitness/mixed martial arts industry, which he was unwaveringly passionate about, only to soon notice Amanda’s piqued interest too. The truth is that Cindy had originally joined his gym simply to lose weight, but she truly fell in love with the sport, and her sister also followed, no matter how much they tried to dissuade her.
Amanda’s first job was at her brother-in-law’s gym because she refused to step away from it, so once she graduated from Bushwick High School at age 17, she formally began training there too. She was admittedly shy at the time, yet she had the innate talent, physical strength, as well as agility, partly thanks to her previous interest in swimming, that enabled her to quickly rise up the ranks. Even when she managed to make it into the amateur circuit in the 2000s, she didn’t change her trainer from Jordan because their styles just mesh – he is fair yet tough, which she appreciates.
When Amanda began her amateur career in the late 2000s, all her matches were in small studios or lots for a purse of $100, signifying the lack of attention female boxing received at the time. She actually concluded this part of her journey with a record of 9–1 wins as well as the Staten Island Amateur Championship in 2008, following which she turned pro in the featherweight division. It was on June 11, 2011, that she beat her opponent by knocking her out in the first round itself (out of 8) to win the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) featherweight title, really proving her mettle.
Amanda subsequently moved on to the super featherweight division, just to earn the IBF title there on September 10, 2011, making it clear her wins were not upsets but a real indication of her skills. She then took on the undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Frida Wallberg on April 27, 2012, battling in all ten rounds before the judges named the still-undefeated boxer the winner. This was a rather controversial unanimous verdict owing to how well the Brooklyn native had reportedly boxed, but the decision was made, and she had her first-ever pro career loss on this day.
Nevertheless, as time passed by, Amanda once again dominated the ring, soon winning the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight title and the WBC super featherweight title. At this point, she proudly had all four featherweight titles under her belt, only for her to then secure the WBO junior featherweight title in late 2016 and the WBO bantamweight title in early 2017, too. As if that’s not enough, she later moved up an unprecedented five weight classes to win the WBO light welterweight and the WBO super flyweight titles before returning to her original weight divisions.
Amanda Serrano’s Earnings and Net Worth
Since Amanda Serrano has been a professional boxer and mixed martial artist for over 2 decades, it goes without saying that she has managed to accumulate significant wealth for herself. This comes from a combination of her purse wins, public presence, and sponsorships, the latter of which have really been pouring through since her rivalry with Katie Taylor took the sport by storm in 2022. However, starting from the beginning, this Brooklyn hitter has never shied away from asserting that female boxing wasn’t even considered a major sport until recently, and the purses reflected it.
According to her own accounts, Amanda competed for championships for a maximum $4,000, and most of the other times, the purse for her matches was between $1,000 and $2,000. This was despite the fact that she has held the WBO featherweight world championship belt since 2019, the IBO title since 2021, as well as the WBA title since 2023 – she lost her IBF title in 2024. Furthermore, she is the only female ever to win 9 major championships across 7 weight classes, for which she even has a Guinness World Record, making it clear that she is a trailblazer for this sport.
Amanda’s pro boxing record as of writing comprises a total of 51 fights, out of which she has won an astounding 47 (31 were by direct knockouts), lost 3, and had merely 1 draw. Nevertheless, it was only from 2022 onwards that this boxer and MMA-involved fighter reportedly started being paid like one might expect an athlete to be, as her sport began taking center stage. Therefore, taking all these aspects into consideration, along with the fact that she is currently signed under Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and has relatively recently started embracing her public standing through brand partnerships or sponsorships, we believe her net worth is close to $5 million.
