Katie Taylor branded a ‘CHEAT’ after Amanda Serrano is left bloodied in controversial fight with scorecards revealed

KATIE TAYLOR was branded a “CHEAT” before a bloodied Amanda Serrano levelled her own accusations in Texas.

Taylor controversially retained her undisputed light-welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory on the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson undercard.

All three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor – despite the Pride of Ireland suffering a point deduction.

The crowd at the AT&T Stadium in Texas booed at the result, with Serrano having suffered a gruesome cut at the end of the fourth round, which turned the fight.

A clash of heads again in round six split that cut open further and the referee called the ringside doctor to check it out, as blood poured down the Puerto Rican’s face.

Taylor, 38, honed in on the cut, grinding against it in the clinch and targeting left hooks in virtually every combination. 

Serrano’s corner branded Taylor a “cheat” during the contest as the champion kept pressing.

Not long after, Taylor was docked a point for incessantly butting with Serrano’s left eye.

And Serrano, 36, herself suggested Taylor had done the same against Chantelle Cameron.

The South American star said: “I knew the judges would be shady, I went up three divisions and dared to be great.

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“She headbutts in every fight, she does it in other fights. I am a champion, I am happy and super-grateful to be here.”

Serrano landed an incredible 324 punches – compared to her opponent’s 217.

At an average of 33 per round, CompuBox said it was the most by a female fighter since records began.

And many thought her victory was sealed when Taylor was deducted a point for seemingly headbutting a bloodied Serrano’s cut above her eye.

Serrano later tweeted from her changing room: “To my fans I’m going to always give it everything I have.

“I’m a ruthless warrior and Katie is my buddy but Damn her best attribute is her head.

“No punching power but hard head.”

Serrano battled through to make it to the final bell, but the judges felt Taylor was still the better woman.

During the fight, Netflix commentator said the controversy around her win will “be an asterisk on Katie Taylor‘s legacy”.

On the controversy, Taylor said: “She’s a tough warrior and a big puncher, I don’t care if people disagree with the result, it’s only the judges who matter.

“I didn’t agree with the point deduction, sometimes it just gets rough in there.”

It was a rematch of their historic Madison Square Garden bust-up in 2022, which saw the Bray bruiser win via a split decision.

Elsewhere, it was a night full of boos as fans were left utterly disappointed with Jake Paul’s unanimous victory over Mike Tyson.

Paul dominated his 58-year-old opponent with very few punches landed in an extremely underwhelming Netflix affair.

Iron Mike was lumbering around the ring, could barely keep his gumshield in and had nothing to offer as he looked completely shattered.

Just four punches were landed between them in the fifth round

The 27-year-old came to the ring first amid a chorus of jeers, driven in a customised green Chevvy car alongside his brother Logan, with a pigeon in a cage, as In The Air Tonight played over the speakers.

Meanwhile, the chaos continued after the main event as Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn was refused entry into the press room.

Hearn is feuding with Paul as the pair are locked in a $100million lawsuit and will go head to head in front of a US judge next week.

The Matchroom chief sued the Problem Child over comments about boxing judge Glenn Feldman.

But Hearn finally made his way in after threatening that Taylor wouldn’t be in the press conference either.