Alycia Baumgardner knows all too well the importance of momentum in boxing.

Three weeks after the 16th win of her professional career, and the undisputed queen at super featherweight is already looking to turn the page to the next chapter of her career. Baumgardner (16-1, 7 KOs) snatched the unbeaten record of Spaniard Jennifer Miranda (12-1, 1 KO) via unanimous decision in chief support of the third installment between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, and this spectacle in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden has instilled a new hunger inside the 31-year-old.

“It took me a few weeks to watch the fight back, if I am being honest” Baumgardner told Uncrowned. “I get like that sometimes — a little anxious to revisit it as I wasn’t sure how good I boxed. But it wasn’t as bad as I expected. I am a perfectionist in that sense — I have such high expectations of myself and knowing what I can achieve in this sport.

“I gave myself a B-plus on the night, but now the dust has settled I think it was a C-plus performance. But that’s knowing myself how much more I have to show. She had that real grit and toughness of a challenger, so it required me to be on point. I was pleased how I was able to make adjustments and put into practice some of the things I have been working on with my new coach [Derrick James].”

Baumgardner is no stranger to big crowds throughout her professional journey. A run of three wins in the United Kingdom saw her headline in front of big crowds in Sheffield, Manchester and London, but Madison Square Garden is, rightfully, in a league of its own.

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“Fighting inside the Garden was something that I wanted to do ever since I went to the first Taylor and Serrano fight,” she said. "It’s just incredible there — the history, everything. It was a real bucket-list moment in my career. But that’s only made me more determined now. I want Katie Taylor as my next fight, and we can create something that’s even bigger than her fights before.

“I respect Katie and her skills, everything she has done in the sport, but I also know what kind of athlete I am and the skillset that I come into this fight with. People may think that I am a few notches below where Katie is, but I know that isn’t the case — I am at that same level, even one above. I know that everyone says that they want to fight her, but I am the only athlete that has the whole package that’s able to beat her.

“Styles make fights, but I have the IQ, power, the punch combinations and am an all-round athlete — that’s what a lot of the other women in the sport don’t possess. They are not natural athletes like me, and that’s something that Katie will have to deal with.”

Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) has made no secret of her limited time left in the sport after defeating Serrano for the third time. The Irish superstar turned 39 in July and has arguably "completed" boxing. But perhaps there is something left on her to-do list that a fighter with Baumgardner’s credentials could assist with.

“I’d love to fight her in Ireland,” she continued. “I am not new to fighting in people’s back yards. It plays to my strengths if anything — that underdog mentality is always something that I have thrived off. The pressure of fighting away from a home crowd has always kept me on my toes and enabled me to fight at my best.

“I obviously have so much respect for Katie, but I can already envisage how I beat her. She hasn’t fought anyone like me before, and I think she realizes that. I am a different type of fighter completely, and I think my presence would get under her skin.

“I have got her rhythm locked down — I can picture it now. I know how she moves, how she moves her head; she’s easy to read. She’s great offensively, but there are so many holes in her defense that I know I will be able to capitalize on.”

Under the leadership of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, women’s boxing is booming again after an 18-month lull following Turki Alalshikh’s entrance into the sport. Taylor isn’t signed to MVP, but was happy to fight on the Netflix-fronted platform in July, spearheading a plethora of female talent.

Baumgardner sings the praises of Paul and MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian, alluding to feeling like a “partner” in this venture, rather than just another fighter on a congested roster.

“In an ideal world I would fight my mandatory first: Delfine Persoon (50-3, 20 KOs),” she continued, in what would be a rematch from their no-contest from September last year. “I think that when I stop Persoon — something that Katie has failed to do on two occasions — then that will set the story perfectly for me fighting Katie.

“I don’t know what she [Katie] is thinking, but it seems pretty simple to me — she isn’t going to fight Amanda [Serrano] again, and there is no point in fighting Chantelle [Cameron] again. Fight someone new like me, so there is a new story to tell.

“It’s a pretty simple equation. A fight between me and Katie would be for the pound-for-pound No. 1 spot and a chance for me to retire her. I don’t overlook anyone, but I know what I am capable of.”

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