John Riordan: Securing the rights of every future Taylor and Serrano

50 years ago this summer, Title IX came to play as 37 words formed a new law in the US guaranteeing girls equal access to sports

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano participate in a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building leading up to their World Lightweight Title fight in Madison Square Garden this weekend. 

At Tuesday’s Empire State Building Lighting Ceremony for tomorrow’s Katie Taylor Amanda Serrano fight, promoters held up a stack of tickets that would be given away to young girls around New York City.

The recipients would not only be experiencing their first evening of top ranking professional boxing at the famed Madison Square Garden, they would be among thousands watching two female boxers headline at the venue’s main arena for the first time in 140 years.