Fresh from a September win over Heather Hardy, seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano has no intention of playing the waiting game to see what unified lightweight champion Katie Taylor’s next move is, as negotiations are currently underway for a January SuperFight with Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich that would pit two of the biggest punchers in women’s boxing against each other in a matchup expected to find a broadcast home on DAZN.

“In order to keep momentum going in women's boxing, we have to make the biggest fights available and we have to make them regularly,” said Serrano’s promoter, Lou DiBella.

“Until Amanda fights Katie, that fight's gonna be talked about, but the reality is that Amanda right now is the defending featherweight champion and she can't wait around. She has to stay active, and the biggest fight at featherweight that can be made is Jelena and Amanda, and that's also one of the biggest fights in all of women's boxing that can be made.”

The bout would see Serrano put her WBO 126-pound crown on the line while Mrdjenovich risks her WBC and WBA belts. Serrano earned the interim WBC belt when she defeated Hardy via unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden’s Theater. The bout was Serrano’s second of 2019, and while another SuperFight with Taylor is expected to ultimately happen, the Irish star is currently preparing for a Saturday meeting with Christina Linardatou for the WBO 140-pound title, leaving Serrano in a position where she wants to stay active in the meantime.

And there’s no better fight than one with the 37-year-old Mrdjenovich, a longstanding member of the pound-for-pound list who has produced some of the biggest highlight-reel knockouts seen on the ladies’ side of the game. It’s a reputation shared with the 37-1-1 (27 KOs) Serrano, who is starting to get the big fights she’s been craving.

“It's a sensational fight,” said DiBella, who is engaged in talks with Mrdjenovich’s promoter Melanie Lubovac to make the bout a reality. “It's very rare that you can say in a women's fight that it's unlikely to go the distance. But here is a fight that with two-minute rounds you can still say it's unlikely to go the distance. Both women are among the best in the world and both women are big punchers.”