Amanda Serrano and Miriam Gutierrez poses during a weigh in at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Amanda Serrano and Miriam Gutierrez pose during a weigh in at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on December 17, 2021.Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
  • Boxer Miriam Gutierrez took a brutal pounding on Saturday, getting blown away by Amanda Serrano.
  • Gutierrez took 236 punches from Serrano in the 10-round fight, and looked unrecognizable afterwards.
  • She was left with two black eyes, as well as an extremely swollen nose and swollen lips.

Boxer Miriam Gutierrez was bludgeoned so badly in the ring Saturday that she was left looking almost unrecognizable, having been hit by 236 punches.

Fighting on the undercard of Jake Paul's win over Tyron Woodley, Gutierrez was comprehensively beaten by seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano in Florida, losing by unanimous decision, in which all three judges scored the fight heavily for Serrano.

The three cards scored the fight 99-90, 99-91, and 100-90 in Serrano's favor.

During the 10 rounds, Spaniard Gutierrez absorbed an astonishing 236 punches from her opponent, according to ESPN, including 37 in the first round alone.

After the defeat, Gutierrez showcased the punishment she had received in a series of photos with Serrano on Instagram.

In the photos Gutierrez has black eyes on both eyes, as well as an extremely swollen nose and swollen lips.

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Following the fight, Serrano paid tribute to Gutierrez's heart, telling reporters: "I want to thank my dance partner Miriam Gutiérrez. She didn't come to lay down."

She added: "This isn't a sad or bitter loss, it's a dignified one, it was a war from the get go until the end. It's been an honour."

The Puerto Rican fighter, who is managed by Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, is now hoping to secure a clash against undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor early next year. 

Taylor also beat Gutierrez by unanimous decision last year and was set to face Serrano before the coronavirus pandemic led to negotiations breaking down.

Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn is confident a deal can soon be reached to get the two together in the ring.

Katie Taylor reacts after a majority decision win against Delfine Persoon during their WBA/WBO/IBF/WBC women's lightweight unification fight at Madison Square Garden
Katie Taylor, the undisputed lightweight champion, looks to be next in line for Amanda Serrano.Getty/Al Bello

"We've been speaking with Most Valuable Promotions and we want to do it here in New York," Hearn told The Daily Mirror in November.

"Katie and Serrano fight in December, so I'm looking for the end of April for that fight, or something like that."

"Jake [Paul] is still the mind behind the operation. I think Jake has taken a liking to Amanda Serrano, he's given her a great platform and pushed her profile considerably.

"And he wants to be the guy that makes the biggest fight of all time in women's boxing.

In Saturday night's main event, Paul knocked out Woodley in their highly anticipated rematch with a brutal overhand right in the sixth round to take his professional record to 5-0.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer said after the fight that he now has eyes set on a world title in the future, and claimed that he is "making history," despite having never beaten a legitimate professional boxer.

"I'm hungry and motivated and I love this shit. Two years as a professional and this has gone astronomical and it's making history," he said.

"I would love to just continue to put on historic events, sell massive pay-per-views and fight higher level opposition as I go. 

"Maybe when the time is right I'll go for the world championship belt, whatever belt that is. IBF, WBA, WBO, I don't know. It would be funny to become world champion and be like: 'Yeah, I'm a YouTuber.'"

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