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Per the initial reports filtering in, it appears El Coliseo de Puerto Rico will be packed to the hilt. Apart from seeing the island’s very own Amanda Serrano defend her unified title from Nina Meinke, crowds are thronging to see ‘The Problem Child’ of boxing slug it out against Ryan Bourland. The athletes will give their best shots to dazzle the ring.

But, much before, both the city of San Juan and Puerto Rico seem to have walked into history. The Serrano-Meinke headliner, with Paul-Bourland as the co-main, has reportedly broken ticket sales records. Most Valuable Promotions shared a snippet of the details some time ago over X/Twitter. According to the details shared, their excitement to see the boxing gala has apparently surpassed a previous record.

Jake Paul: Records All the Way

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Through its official Twitter handle, MVP shared a few hours ago today, Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke’s boxing extravaganza have reportedly witnessed ticket purchases never seen before for a gloved showdown in the history of Puerto Rico. “Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke is officially the highest ticket sales of any boxing event in Puerto Rico history.” The report also staked it up against other combat sports events in the recent past.

Reportedly, today’s feature has broken the ticket sales record of events such as the April 30, 2022, undisputed title fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley‘s first meeting was on August 29, 2021, in Rocket Mortgage Filed House, Cleveland, Ohio. And finally, last May’s WWE ‘Backlash’ was hosted by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny in El Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

In addition, the event has achieved higher ticket sales and tickets sold then the following related events: (1) Taylor vs. Serrano – MSG – NYC (2) WWE ft. Bad Bunny – Choliseo – PR (3) Paul vs. Tyron – RMF – Cleveland,” the tweet read. The news appears to have impressed quite a few followers. One of them wrote, “Doing more then WWE’s backlash event ft. Bad Bunny, Cody, Brock Lesnar, etc. is extremely impressive.

Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul: The Road to Choliseo

Amanda Serrano created history last year by fighting a 12-round (of three minutes each) bout against Danila Ramos. It was her second undisputed title defense. But some time later, she had to relinquish her WBC belt on account of the sanctioning body’s stand on 12-round fights for women. The bout with Meinke will be another twelve-rounder for the Puerto Rican champion.

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Jake Paul is entering the ring in a span of two months. On December 15, he fought the second professional boxer of his career, André August, and knocked him out in the first round. Fans will be looking forward to him repeating the feat against the 35-year-old, out of retirement, Ryan Bourland.

Among other exciting cards, WBO light flyweight champion Jonathan Gonzalez will defend his title against challenger René Santiago.

Read More: “I Was Kind of Turned Off”: Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul Relive Their First Memory of Meeting Each Other

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Between Serrano and Meinke, who is your favorite pick to win today? Also, did you put your money on Jake Paul or Ryan Bourland?

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