Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 is scheduled to make history during her trilogy struggle in the Madison Square Garden, but the pre -sight and the open workouts inside the Oculus were too busy and kept to enjoy
On paper, staging open training For Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 Inside one of the most visually futuristic and very trafficking centers in New York city sounded like a good idea. But Oculus at the World Trade Center Center This began with the promise quickly turned into a busy frustration.
The promotional show occurred on Tuesday before The historical Friday struggle of Friday in the Madison Square Garden and handed over striking visuals from the entrance. Fed inflatable figurines of both Serrano and Taylor remained like statues behind a rope ring that would then hold each fighter, with the aim of Carries the “absolute” version of yourself On July 11.
Curious travelers, retail workers, struggle fans, and buyers Nuixos wrapped around the improvised area as you see boxing Corey Erdman and Dan Canobbio called the action from an outdoor comment desk next to a Breitling showcase. Although the aesthetics were nice for a live visualization audience, the logistics were not.
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After a few minutes, congestion, increasing heat and hustle and bustle became uncomfortable. The event was so closely police that any person without credentials was channeled to uncomfortable and closely compacted limit areas, more directly in front of shops like Cole Haan, Kate Spade and Reiss. Safety made frequent rounds to ensure that people were not too close to the railway overlooking the ring or on the space behind it.
Retails were not excited about the decision. “I don’t understand why it would be done here,” said a Cole Haan employee Mirror you sports Under the condition of anonymity. “Sure, there are more people, but they are only there. It’s not like they buy shoes.”
Employees looked through the glass windows more annoying than curiosity, as their shops became viewers’ areas for fans in the hope of seeing the action. Police, security and even military uniform made a constant movement, ordering those who stopped “too long” to “keep it in motion” and felt too long as more than 30 seconds.
At one point, I was personally told to go through four times separate: from the ground level a few meters from the traffic travelers of Entrants NJ and again of the mezzanina, where the congestion around the escalators achieved the density at the holiday level.
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Taylor did not appear up to 2 hours and 50 minutes. Your open training was only five minutes. Serrano reached the final 16 minutes and even had Jake Paul Aging the Porto flag -Rican from inside the ring.
There was no confrontation or interactions between the fighters.
The official press conference will be passed on Wednesday to the MVP and Netflix YouTube channels and the weights are scheduled for Friday. But Tuesday’s open training will be remembered less for fighters and more for overwhelming experience with good intentions and ambition, though not the best execution.