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By Declan Taylor, Boston
Katie Taylor is never one to overlook an opponent but she knows an emphatic victory in Boston.
Taylor faces the toughest test of her career at the TD Garden as she puts her WBA and IBF lightweight titles on the line against world champion trainer Cindy Serrano.
But, despite her credentials, the 36-year-old New Yorker is not the best in her family, as a kid sister Amanda has won world titles in six different weight clbades.
The younger half of the fighting is one of the most iconic female boxers of a generation and therefore a top target for Taylor. She will also be at the front and center at ringside tonight.
Serrano's recent move to the world of mixed martial arts, however, has badly damaged Taylor's chances of ever getting her hands on the 30-year-old but she believes a destructive performance over Cindy may lure Amanda back to the ring.
"I've got a good time on Saturday night and I'm not overlooking Cindy," said Taylor. "She's a fantastic fighter too. Goal Amanda's been fighting in MMA. It's a strange in my opinion to go to the moment.
"There is a lot of money to be made in boxing and a lot of big fights to be involved in.
"It is a strange time for her to switch over, but she can not get away from a fight with me.
"The audience will be asking for a fight between me and Amanda if all goes well against her sister."
Famous Puerto Rico-born sisters aside, perhaps the most high-profile fight for Taylor would come against the current unified welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus.
The self-styled 'First Lady' of boxing is the only female in history to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO belts consecutively at any weight and is considered the No.1 pound-for-pound star in women's boxing.
And Braekhus recently revealed she would happily drop to 140lbs to help make a wrestling contest with Taylor, the current champion at 135lbs.
The pair, according to the Colombia-born Norwegian, have history, having shared sparring sessions more than a decade ago. But Taylor, who will make her debut on streaming DAZN against Serrano, said: "I read that she remembers me sparring but I honestly can not remember at all.
I was not sure when I was at the time – I was just sparring and trying to do my best every time.
"It would be a huge fight for women's boxing but right now. I have said that for a long time I am halfway down.
"I'd be happy to fight Cecilia but it would have to be the right time. I do not like talking about it like that because I have got such a big fight on the horizon and I can not take my eye off the ball.
"Cindy Serrano is very tough and experienced, she has been a pro for 15 years so I will not be looking at her.
Taylor and Braekhus, the star Bray star's promoter Eddie Hearn said: "It's probably the first ever superfight in women's boxing.
"Taylor would have to go up a weight, Braekhus down one and she has said she would be willing to drop a few pounds. Even so it's a tough fight – she's a big girl and Katie is a lightweight. "
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