Amanda Serrano has set the perfect example of the quote ‘Health is Wealth’. Well, she did lose the chance to earn millions of dollars because of a health issue. Needless to say, Serrano’s fighting prowess is on par with the best in the squared ring. She even had her name put out in the Guinness Book of World Records for more records than any other female fighter. After all, she is the only female to have won 9 major world titles in 7 different weight divisions. Impressive, right? 

But all those achievements fail to support one’s credibility when a health problem causes the cancelation of a major event. Well, why don’t we take a deep dive into what exactly happened with Serrano for her next big title defense against Nina Meinke to be scrapped out of the plans by the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission?

Amanda Serrano’s eye condition led to her fight getting canceled

Despite being a phenomenal boxer, the featherweight champion got herself diagnosed with eyelid dermatitis. It is a contact dermatitis that causes the skin on the eyelids to irritate when it comes in physical contact with an allergen. Without a doubt, it is a pretty peculiar condition for a combat sports athlete. In the pictures that ‘The Real Deal’ shared on social media, the condition was visibly a serious one. But thankfully, she was healing. 

Serrano even took it upon herself to answer how long it takes for dermatitis to disappear. She revealed that most cases were resolved within a few weeks after treatment. However, proper care has to be taken after the irritation of the eyelids calmed down, by identifying and avoiding any allergen that might or has caused the irritation. Nevertheless, the fact that she was healing was solace enough for the fight fans. 

While Serrano was visibly upset about the cancelation of the bout, she found support from the fighting community and even Jake Paul. After all, it wasn’t worth letting her lose her eyesight completely for just a single fight. And Paul agreed. On top of that, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports and the Nevada Athletic Commission have strict rules that deem Serrano’s vision unfit for a fight.

The repercussions of the canceled fight were a massive loss of $1.5 million. It was indeed an unprecedented move. But it was definitely the right thing to return the ticket money back to the fight fans.

Jake Paul’s MVP had to pay $1.5 million due to Serrano’s eye condition

After the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission declared that Amanda  Serrano was unfit to defend her WBA women’s featherweight title against Meinke, she took to Instagram to share the sorrowful news. ‘The Real Deal’ shared a picture of herself with a white-framed Polaroid glass. In the caption, she revealed that the medications that her doctor prescribed were working and she was on the journey of healing. Needless to say, when the doctor said that she couldn’t fight, she was utterly devastated. She even requested a full refund and a full pay for Meinke, because “it wasn’t their fault.” 

Waiting for months to be able to defend her championship title right in front of her hometown, had Serrano pumped up for the fight. It was completely out of her control to stop the matchup from getting canceled. Despite all that, promising to refund the ticket money and let her opponent get full pay won the fanbase’s heart. All the fight fans need to do now, is wait for ‘The Real Deal’ to heal up and return to fight again.

What are your thoughts on the cancelation of one of the much-anticipated fights? How long do you think we have to wait to see Serrano return to the ring? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.