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Taylor to retire after Dublin bout later this year

Katie Taylor has confirmed she will bring the curtain down on her decorated career after a farewell fight in Dublin this summer.

The undisputed light-welterweight champion has not fought since she won her trilogy fight with Amanda Serrano in New York last July.

On Wednesday, the 39-year-old Irishwoman said she remains hopeful her swansong fight will take place at Croke Park.

"I just want to fight in Dublin to end my career," she told RTE.

"Obviously we're still hoping for Croke Park, we're hanging on to a bit of hope that it can happen. If it doesn't happen there are plenty of options there. I have obviously fought in the 3Arena a couple of times, the Aviva Stadium is also there.

"Croke Park would the top of the list."

[gilgamesh]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

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I’d have more respect for her is she had couple more losses on her record.

She is one of the best of this era though.

[keithmoonhangover]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Shields hasn't beaten anywhere near the level of Serrano.

[gilgamesh]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Shields hasn't beaten anywhere near the level of Serrano.

She might have. They just don't look it when they fight her because she's that far ahead of 'em. That girl she just dominated and knocked out promptly won a Light Heavyweight belt in her next bout.

[CaptainSpacerod]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Shields hasn't beaten anywhere near the level of Serrano.

Until their third fight neither had Katie

[gilgamesh]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Shields hasn't beaten anywhere near the level of Serrano.

Until their third fight neither had Katie

Boom

Great comment there.

[keithmoonhangover]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Shields hasn't beaten anywhere near the level of Serrano.

Until their third fight neither had Katie

Nah, she won 'em all.

[joshj909]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Who did Laila Ali beat?

[gilgamesh]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Who did Laila Ali beat?

Nobody. There was nobody to beat other than Anne Wolfe, and she ducked her, but you can watch her fight and see with your eyes that she was leaps and bounds more talented than Katie Taylor.

Laila Ali certainly knew better than to come at you with her face

[joshj909]

Baumgartner, Mayer, Price, Cameron and Dubois all have to be in the mix and are surely better options than Ryan who makes the most sense if this wasn't a retirement fight.

[joshj909]

I don't wanna hear any talk about how she's the best Women's Boxer of all time when she retires. She's not the best Women's Boxer of right now. Let's just get that sh*t straight right now.

Claressa Shields, Laila Ali, Cecilia Braekhus all rank well ahead of her.

If you wanted to say she's the best White girl boxer...ok I'll give ya that I guess.

Who did Laila Ali beat?

Nobody. There was nobody to beat other than Anne Wolfe, and she ducked her, but you can watch her fight and see with your eyes that she was leaps and bounds more talented than Katie Taylor.

Laila Ali certainly knew better than to come at you with her face

It's easy to look good against part timers. You can't say she passed the eye test against nobodies and is therefore a better boxer than someone who has a p4p all time resume (if you ignore some questionable decisions)

[gilgamesh]

I can say that and I do say that. I think they're all nobodies. To tell you the truth I've only ever seen 3 girls that made me say "Whoa that girl can fight"

2 of 'em are Claressa and Laila. The other is Elif Nur Turhan. Turhan can't box, but she can hit much, much harder than other girls. She's the Happy Gilmore of Women's Boxing. Got a hell of a drive, if he ever learns to putt he'll be unstoppable. If she ever learns to cut the ring off and box even a little, she's a nightmare for all of 'em.

Nobody else has ever particularly impressed. They're all Paulie Malignaggi but slower, and more predictable, and more afraid to get hit with sloppier technique.

[Boxerbeetle]

Obviously hard to rate women boxers properly as the talent pool is so shallow and dreadful. Can’t deny Taylor is up there and certainly always gave 100%, couldn’t really have had a better career under the circumstances.

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Katie Taylor: Chantelle Cameron keen to be Irish fighter's opponent in retirement bout, say promoters MVP

Chantelle Cameron's promoters say they "would love" for the Brit to be Katie Taylor's opponent in the legendary Irish fighter's final professional contest later this year.

Taylor, 39, announced on Wednesday that she plans to retire following a home summer fight, which she hopes can take place at Croke Park in Dublin.

The only blemish on Taylor's 25-1 professional record came when she lost to Cameron in May 2023, before she reversed that result in a rematch six months later.

Taylor retained her undisputed world super lightweight title after edging her third fight against Amanda Serrano - who is also promoted by MVP - in New York last July.

Following Taylor's announcement, Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, told Sky Sports News: "Katie Taylor is one of the most impactful boxers in history, male or female, and MVP has been fortunate enough to be a part of that impact in a small way.

"As Katie looks to have one final dance in Dublin, we would love for that to be a trilogy with Chantelle Cameron, who is the only loss on Katie's record."

Taylor won gold at the London 2012 Olympics before going on to turn professional in 2016 and winning her first 22 bouts before losing to Cameron.

Cameron, 34, has claimed three successive victories since her loss to Taylor, and will fight Michaela Kotaskova for the WBO super-welterweight title at London's Olympia on Sunday April 5, live on Sky Sports.

Cameron: With three-minute rounds I'd have knocked out Taylor!

Cameron claimed earlier this month that she would have knocked out Taylor in their first fight had the rounds been three minutes rather than two.

"Katie Taylor was hanging on to me for dear life with two-minute rounds. With three-minute rounds I would have got her out of there," Cameron insisted.

"I've always wanted it [to do threes]. I feel it plays in my favour. I feel like it's definitely going to benefit me."

Cameron's comments came as it was revealed that her April bout against Kotaskova could feature three-minute rounds.

"The plan is for her to do three-minute rounds and we feel very confident that that will be the case," Bidarian said.

"The WBO will be supportive of it and the British Boxing Board of Control we know will be supportive of it as well."

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She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

[joshj909]

She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

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She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

Is it definitely her?

[mickey1975]

She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

She won't with anyone. Matchroom can't deliver it. She'd sell it out, I was amazed at the support for her when I went to the Cameron 2 fight. It was like Hatton v Kostya mania.

[joshj909]

She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

Is it definitely her?

No but with Taylor being WBC champion in recess, Ryan being champion and Ryan calling out Taylor it seems like it's at least a consideration.

She really wants Croke Park.

Eddie couldn't deliver it for her

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

She won't with anyone. Matchroom can't deliver it. She'd sell it out, I was amazed at the support for her when I went to the Cameron 2 fight. It was like Hatton v Kostya mania.

At very best Baumgartner, Mayer, Price, Cameron and Dubois might make it sell a bit better on tickets as Katie's final fight in Dublin.

[mickey1975]

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

Is it definitely her?

No but with Taylor being WBC champion in recess, Ryan being champion and Ryan calling out Taylor it seems like it's at least a consideration.

She's never getting it with Ryan as an opponent

She won't with anyone. Matchroom can't deliver it. She'd sell it out, I was amazed at the support for her when I went to the Cameron 2 fight. It was like Hatton v Kostya mania.

At very best Baumgartner, Mayer, Price, Cameron and Dubois might make it sell a bit better on tickets as Katie's final fight in Dublin.

It will sell out whoever it is.

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Lauren Price wants Katie Taylor fight in Irish farewell

Lauren Price is ready to put world welterweight titles on the line against fellow Ring champion Katie Taylor in Dublin this year.

Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) is arguably the greatest female boxer of all time, but she recently announced that she is planning just one more outing before retirement.

The 39-year-old Taylor, an undisputed champion at lightweight and now junior welterweight, is hoping the farewell fight can take place at Croke Park, though she would need a credible dance partner to justify an event at the 82,000-seat Gaelic games stadium. Price – who holds The Ring, WBC, IBF and WBA titles at 147 pounds – is hoping the opportunity to fight for belts in a third weight class could tempt Taylor into selecting her as the opponent.

“They need a big name in the sport and when I look at it, I’m an Olympic champion and she’s an Olympic champion,” Price told The Ring. “I look at it from a fans’ perspective as well – this is Wales v Ireland, we’re both celts. I'd love to go over to Ireland and send a lot of Welsh fans over there. I see it on an international rugby day when Wales play Ireland, it’s absolutely mental. I do believe that could be a great fight in the summer, 100 percent.”

Taylor’s last outing was her majority-decision victory over Amanda Serrano on July 11 at Madison Square Garden, which completed her hat trick of points wins against the Puerto Rican star.

Taylor, who successfully defended her 140-pound Ring title in that fight, is currently tied 1-1 after two fights with England’s Chantelle Cameron and a trilogy clash between the pair has been suggested for Croke Park.

Cameron (21-1, 8 KOs) is scheduled to face Michaela Kotaskova (11-0-2, 4 KOs) for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on April 5 at Olympia in London.

The day before, the 31-year-old Price (9-0, 2 KOs) will defend her belts against mandatory challenger Stephanie Pineiro Aquino (10-0, 3 KOs) at Cardiff International Arena. She is then scheduled to get married in May.

She hopes to cap a memorable summer by facing Taylor in one of the biggest women’s fights of all time.

“It would be a chance for her to fight for titles in another weight class,” Price said. “And you see us girls, we move through the weights because of the talent and the opportunities that are around. But I think when you’ve got big names in the sport, they can make for great fights – and that’s what this would be.

“I absolutely respect Katie Taylor. Like, it would be an honor to share the ring with her. She’s someone who I looked up to over my career. She’s done phenomenal, not just for women boxing, but boxing in general and she put Ireland on the map. I would love to fight one of the best out there, Katie Taylor.”

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Katie Taylor’s promoter says he must deliver Croke Park for her finale

Katie Taylor is going to say goodbye to boxing. And her promoter says the right way to say goodbye is for her finale to land in the right place.

Croke Park, a large stadium in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin, is a place Taylor has long hoped to perform. She’s never competed there during her professional career, and hadn’t even had a pro fight in Ireland until 2023, when Taylor went 1-1 in a pair of bouts against Chantelle Cameron at Dublin’s 3Arena.

“I just want to fight in Dublin to end my career. Obviously we are still hoping for Croke Park, hanging on to a bit of hope that it can happen,” Taylor recently said. “Fighting my last fight in our most iconic arena, how special would that be? I think it would be absolutely remarkable if I was able to do that. I’m not sure if it’s going to happen or not. Either way, I’ll be ending my career here, and I’m very excited about that.”

Eddie Hearn, whose Matchroom Boxing has promoted Taylor since the two-time Olympian entered the paid ranks, feels it is his responsibility to make that happen.

“That’s a shitload of work to make sure that one of the greatest athletes of all time gets her ultimate dream. And I have to deliver Croke Park. I have to,” Hearn said Monday on The Ariel Helwani Show.

“If I don’t give this everything, if I don’t try my very hardest to make this a reality, I’m not doing Katie justice and I’m not doing myself justice. Because this would be the greatest sporting event ever in the history of Ireland.”

Hearn said he’s had conversations with Croke Park officials before, and those talks have resumed.

“This time there's more momentum,” he said.

Taylor won Olympic gold in London in 2012 in the lightweight tournament but was dispatched in the quarterfinals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016.

Less than three years after her pro debut, Taylor became the undisputed lightweight champion in 2019. In 2023, she challenged Cameron for the undisputed crown at 140lbs but lost a majority decision. Six months later, Taylor triumphed in their rematch by majority decision to become undisputed in her second weight class.

Since then, Taylor’s wrapped up her trilogy with Amanda Serrano, both of their final two bouts coming in front of significant audiences on Netflix. Their fight in November 2024 was the co-feature to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and stole the show. As with their first meeting in 2022, it was the Fight of the Year in women’s boxing.

Taylor-Serrano III headlined at Madison Square Garden last July. In the first non-controversial decision of the trilogy, Taylor won a majority decision and moved to 25-1 (6 KOs).

With her career winding down – she turns 40 this July – Taylor parted with her WBC title and has been named the organization’s “Champion Emeritus.” She remains the IBF, WBA and WBO titleholder at 140lbs.

Hearn didn’t name any potential opponents for Taylor’s retirement bout.

“You obviously want to have an opponent that is compelling, is competitive, there’s a storyline behind,” he said. “Nothing really discussed or spoken about an opponent. It’s really trying to get the conversations with Croke Park into that being a possibility before we move forward with that.”

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Hearn Vows To Secure Croke Park For Katie Taylor’s Finale

Eddie Hearn has doubled on Katie Taylor’s retirement fight being at Croke Park.

The Matchroom Boxing promoter declared the stadium his absolute priority for Taylor’s swan song, which is being targeted for July or August 2026. Taylor, now 39, confirmed in February that 2026 will be her final year in the ring. She has only fought in Ireland twice as a professional—both times at the 3Arena in 2023 during her rivalry with Chantelle Cameron.

To secure the 82,300-seat home of the GAA for a farewell event that Hearn predicts would be the “greatest sporting occasion in the history of Ireland.” Hearn noted that Taylor’s recent 3-0 trilogy sweep over Amanda Serrano—concluded on July 11, 2025, in a record-breaking Netflix global broadcast—has elevated her star power to a level where the financial hurdles of Croke Park may finally be overcome.

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“I just want to fight in Dublin to end my career. Obviously, we are still hoping for Croke Park, hanging on to a bit of hope that it can happen. Fighting my last fight in our most iconic arena, how special would that be? I think it would be absolutely remarkable if I was able to do that. I’m not sure if it’s going to happen or not. Either way, I’ll be ending my career here, and I’m very excited about that,” Taylor revealed

“That’s a…load of work to make sure that one of the greatest athletes of all time gets her ultimate dream. And I have to deliver Croke Park. I have to. If I don’t give this everything, if I don’t try my very hardest to make this a reality, I’m not doing Katie justice, and I’m not doing myself justice. Because this would be the greatest sporting event ever in the history of Ireland,” Hearn said

Options

The most logical choice is Chantelle Cameron. The two are currently tied at 1-1, with Cameron handing Taylor her first professional defeat in May 2023, and Taylor avenging it in. A trilogy bout would likely be for the undisputed super-lightweight (140 lbs) title. For Taylor, beating the only woman to ever defeat her—and doing so in the home of the GAA—would be the ultimate farewell fight.

Caroline Dubois could also be an option. Dubois was elevated to full WBC lightweight champion in late 2024 after Taylor vacated the belt to focus on higher weight classes. Dubois has been vocal about Taylor “hoarding” belts in the past. At 39, Taylor would be facing a technical, heavy-handed southpaw nearly 15 years her junior. While it carries the highest risk of Taylor losing her final fight, it would be a massive domestic clash.

Alycia Baumgardner is also a marquee name. “The Bomb” has spent years calling out Taylor, and as of early 2026, she remains one of the most recognizable faces in the sport. This fight would likely require a “catchweight” or Taylor defending her 140 lb titles. It is a “Super Fight” in every sense, pitting two of the top three pound-for-pound women in the world against each other.

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Joshua v Fury won't happen at Croke Park - Hearn

A heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua "is not going to happen at Croke Park", according to Eddie Hearn, who also confirmed he will have talks in Dublin on Friday to secure the stadium for Katie Taylor's farewell fight.

Last week, Croke Park stadium chief executive Peter McKenna suggested a long-awaited fight for Taylor at the 82,000-capacity home of Gaelic games could happen on a card shared with Tyson Fury.

'The Gypsy King' marked his return to the ring after 16 months at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, out-pointing Arslanbek Makhmudov over 12 rounds and immediately calling for a fight with long-time rival Joshua, who was present at ringside.

Although no contracts have been signed, a long-awaited fight between the pair may take place later this year, but it will not be in Dublin according to Hearn, who promotes Joshua and Taylor, who he says deserves to be the star attraction of any big night at Croke Park.

"There is nothing else on the agenda apart from Katie Taylor," Hearn said on Matchroom Boxing's social media channel.

"Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury, for me, is not going to happen at Croke Park.

"Katie Taylor is not fighting on any undercard. If there is a fight at Croke Park, it should be Katie Taylor and Katie Taylor only.

"That is the whole story; that is the history, the legacy and nothing short of what she deserves, so on Friday, we will be at Croke Park to try and advance those talks."

'We'll do all we can to make Taylor's dreams come true'

Taylor, 39, has made no secret of her desire to fight in the stadium before she retires.

The Irishwoman has not boxed since her trilogy victory over Amanda Serrano in New York's Madison Square Garden last summer but has indicated she wants one final fight in Dublin this year before hanging up her gloves.

A two-weight undisputed champion, Taylor has fought twice in the Irish capital before, both at the 3 Arena against Chantelle Cameron after attempts to secure Croke Park fell through, with security costs offered as a reason.

However, Hearn feels the time is right to try again and says he and his team will "do everything we can to make it happen".

"There's massive public demand and momentum for this to happen," he added.

"Katie Taylor has made it clear she wants to fight one final time. She has done everything in the sport you can do: she's European amateur champion, world amateur, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, unified champion and undisputed champion.

"She's sold out Madison Square Garden, boxed at Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Stadium, so this is the moment Irish sport stops and pays homage to not just one of the greatest people of all time, but one of the greatest athletes ever to come out of Ireland.

"She deserves this so much and we'll do everything we can to make it happen."