A boxer got hit with 236 punches and was bludgeoned so badly she was barely recognizable in a brutal defeat to a 7-weight world champion

• The boxer Miriam Gutiérrez took a brutal pounding on Saturday, getting blown away by Amanda Serrano.
• Gutiérrez took 236 punches in the 10-round fight and was nearly unrecognizable afterward.

The boxer Miriam Gutiérrez was bludgeoned so badly in the ring Saturday that she was left looking almost unrecognizable, having been hit by 236 punches.

Fighting on the undercard of Jake Paul's win over Tyron Woodley, Gutiérrez was comprehensively beaten by the seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano in Florida. She lost by unanimous decision, in which all three judges scored the fight heavily for Serrano.

The three cards scored the fight 99-90, 99-91, and 100-90 in Serrano's favor.

During the 10 rounds, Gutiérrez, a Spanish boxer, absorbed an astonishing 236 punches from her opponent, according to ESPN, including 37 in the first round alone.

After the defeat, Gutiérrez showcased the punishment she had received in a series of photos with Serrano on Instagram.

In the photos, Gutiérrez has two black eyes, as well as an extremely swollen nose and swollen lips.

After the fight, Serrano paid tribute to Gutiérrez's heart, telling reporters: "I want to thank my dance partner Miriam Gutiérrez. She didn't come to lay down."

She added: "This isn't a sad or bitter loss. It's a dignified one. It was a war from the get-go until the end. It's been an honor."

The Puerto Rican fighter, who is managed by Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, is now hoping to secure a clash against the undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor early next year.

Taylor also beat Gutiérrez by unanimous decision last year and was set to face Serrano before the coronavirus pandemic led to negotiations breaking down.

Taylor's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said he is confident a deal can soon be reached to get the two together in the ring.

"We've been speaking with Most Valuable Promotions and we want to do it here in New York," Hearn told the Daily Mirror in November. "Katie and Serrano fight in December, so I'm looking for the end of April for that fight, or something like that."

He added: "Jake is still the mind behind the operation. I think Jake has taken a liking to Amanda Serrano, he's given her a great platform and pushed her profile considerably. And he wants to be the guy that makes the biggest fight of all time in women's boxing."

In Saturday night's main event, Paul knocked out Woodley in their highly anticipated rematch with a brutal overhand right in the sixth round to take his professional record to 5-0.

The YouTuber turned boxer said after the fight that he now had eyes set on a world title and that he was "making history," despite having never beaten a legitimate professional boxer.

"I'm hungry and motivated, and I love this shit," he said. "Two years as a professional, and this has gone astronomical and it's making history.

"I would love to just continue to put on historic events, sell massive pay-per-views, and fight higher-level opposition as I go.

"Maybe when the time is right, I'll go for the world-championship belt, whatever belt that is — IBF, WBA, WBO, I don't know. It would be funny to become world champion and be like: 'Yeah, I'm a YouTuber.'"