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AMANDA SERRANO needed the experience from every round and fight in her long career to beat Erika Cruz.
The win secured the rematch with Katie Taylor and a record purse when they meet again on May 20. It was a dangerous fight; one of great potential heartbreak for Serrano, and a fight that would have transformed Cruz’s life if she had won. There was a lot on the line.
The sloping wall of seats at the Hulu Theatre, the sacred space under the big room at Madison Square Garden, was
