Taylor vs Serrano 3 live: Fight updates and result from historic trilogy clash

Two more minutes. Big body shot from Taylor forces Serrano to take a step back, but she comes back fighting.

They trade hooks before a one-two combo from Taylor gets through. This crowd are wanting a late Katie resurgence. She’s landing and MSG is reaching fever pitch!

But there’s no Hail-Mary KO to speak of here, as the trilogy bout goes the distance!

Taylor finished well, but has Serrano done enough to win it on the scorecards and finally get one over on the Irishwoman?

Both trade left hooks, with Taylor briefly going on the offensive. That’s before three body shots gets the champ backpeddling, only to come back with a straight left.

Taylor hasn’t looked completely up to par tonight. She’s got one more round to produce a moment of magic.

Calculated jab from Serrano gets through as landed shots become increasingly rare.

Up against the ropes, Taylor eats another looping left from Serrano, who tries ramping up the pressure. Taylor by no means looks in trouble though.

We’re entering squeaky bum time. Both fighters are keeping their distance, wary not to do anything potentially legacy damaging.

Taylor steps in and lands a right hook, partially blocked by Serrano. The Puerto Rican responds by going to the body again, but Taylor come back with another hook upstairs.

This is so tight – but is anyone really surprised?

Serrano is biding her time, guiding Taylor towards the corner, before a heavy body shot gives her a chance to pounce.

The pair whale on each other, trading close-quarter punches. Taylor then lands a sharp combo that’s eaten up by Serrano.

As the round comes to a close, Serrano lands maybe the biggest shot of the night as she sends Taylor stumbling with a searching left hook! But the bell goes, preventing the Puerto Rican from potentially going in for the kill.

The unofficial scorecard has this tied going into the fifth. All to play for.

Serrano is beginning to target the body more and begins to whale on her opponent after closing the distance.

Taylor is still lapping the ring, close to the ropes, but she gets away to catch Serrano with a counter hook.

The positions flip, Serrano now looking to get more central, as “there’s only one Katie Taylor” rings around.

The Puerto Ricans are louder, but the Irish have their anthems on lock.

As “The Fields of Athenry” is bellowed around MSG, Taylor finds herself on the defensive as Serrano tries to close the distance.

However, a late-round flurry sees her clip with a looping hook before cracking her flush on the nose to see out the round – Serrano eats it up.

Taylor currently happy to do laps around the ring as Serrano resides in the centre, shooting to catch her on the approach but to little avail so far.

Then suddenly, BANG BANG BANG! The taps are loosened and Taylor lands a sharp three-piece combination, which is met by a flurry from Serrano in response.

Serrano then gets Taylor into the corner, looking to rain down shots before the Irishwoman reverses the position, firing a left hook off the dome of an under-pressure Serrano!

It’s heating up, folks!

Both opting to send searching jabs rather than go too hot and heavy, with Taylor clipping Serrano to land the first real shot of the contest.

Serrano responds with a one-two to the body, which gets a rousing reaction from the pro-Puerto Rico crowd.

Tentative start to the trilogy bout.