about her life last fall. you became a crossover star, a crossover from r & b to pop, and then a crossover from white audiences to black audiences, and in the documentary you say at some points you didn t know where you fit in. i never quite understood what it was that crossover or bridge the gap meant. it was explained to me. quincy jones, in fact, told me what it was, being that there was two sets of music, there was black music and there was white music, and i didn t fit into either. i was kind of the center part of it all, both sides of the fence and enjoyed listening to whatever i had to give them. very proud of being able to satisfy everybody s years, and i
enough. enough. come out and sing it yourself. [ laughter ] you ve became a crossover star, a kcrossover from r and b to pop and from black audiences to white audiences and in the documentary, you say at some points there you weren t sure where you fit in. i never quite understood what it was or what crossover or bridge the gap meant. it was explained to me. quincy jones in fact told me what it was, you know, being there were two sets of music, black music and there was white music. and i didn t fit into either. i was kind of the center part of that all. both sides of the fence enjoyed listening to whatever i had to give them. very proud of being able to
the best fight of my career. there s definitely something different about this fight. this is a moment in history. the first women to headline madison square garden. ireland s former olympic champion is the crossover star. serrano, a seven weight world champion, is the co star looking to steal the show. 13 years as a pro fighter, i have struggled and fought my way to this spot right now. and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles, and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer. she has to brawl. and that s when we get what i call a rocky moment, where everyone stands up, you can hear the tunes in your head and theyjust hit each other for ten rounds. this blockbuster bout notjust significant but also lucrative. both will earn over $1 million. that is double the challenger s career payday,
saturday sees one of the most anticipated boxing matches in history between two female fighters katie taylor and amanda serrano. ade adedoyin reports from new york. the best facing the best. katie taylor, amanda serrano! neither wanted to blink first. the weigh in was like an event in itself. both have had their names in lights all week. the pair reach a new height here in new york. ..a photo op on the empire state building ahead of this landmark moment in boxing. i think saturday night could definitely well be the best night of my career. there s definitely something different about this fight, this is a moment in history. ireland s former olympic champion is the crossover star. serrano, a sevenweight world champion, the co star looking to steal the show. 13 years as a pro fighter, i ve struggled, i ve fought my way to this spot right now and i want
both have had their names in lights all week. the pair reach a new height here in new york. ..a photo op on the empire state building ahead of this landmark moment in boxing. i think saturday night could definitely well be the best night of my career. there s definitely something different about this fight, this is a moment in history. ireland s former olympic champion is the crossover star. serrano, a sevenweight world champion, the co star looking to steal the show. 13 years as a pro fighter, i ve struggled, i ve fought my way to this spot right now and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target? the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles, and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer, she has to brawl. and that s we get what i call the rocky moment, when everybody stands up, you can hear the tunes in your head, and theyjust hit