Amanda Serrano Relinquishes WBC Title Over Gender Equality Dispute

Serrano steps down after WBC refuses to sanction women's bouts under the same rules as men's boxing.

Amanda Serrano, featherweight boxing champion, has relinquished her WBC title after the organization 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.
The Puerto Rican fought Danila Ramos to a unanimous decision victory later that month, which was the first time a women’s title fight was fought in 12 three-minute rounds.
The WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, had earlier said that it would not sanction 12 three-minute rounds in women’s bouts.