Katie Taylor

Taylor and Serrano met in Madison Square Garden in one of the greatest fights of all time but their rematch will not take place in Croke Park.

She'll be at the show on Saturday and if Serrano is to win it looks almost certain we'll get that rematch in Ireland. "Ultimately Katie Taylor has financial demands for this fight and so does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that. "Sooner or later you have to make a decision and make a move and the move is we have to go May 20th and unless we go now it's going to be another moment that we miss a fight for Katie in Ireland and I'm not prepared to do it anymore. " He said: "It's frustrating but I promised Katie Taylor she'd be in Ireland for the next fight and it would be the most sensational atmosphere wherever she is. We're so far out on that possibility on the cost of running that show and we're out of time on delivering that date to the broadcaster.

Serrano is fighting Erika Cruz in an undisputed world featherweight title bout this Saturday, and if the Puerto Rican boxer wins she will likely take on Taylor ...

Ultimately, Katie Taylor has her financial demands for this fight, so does Amanda Serrano, and we want to make sure we deliver them that. “But we’re so far out on that possibility with the cost of running that show, and we’re out of time in terms of delivering that date to the broadcaster that we’ve got to move. Eddie Hearn has admitted that Katie Taylor won’t be fighting at Croke Park next due to the cost of renting out the stadium.

KATIE Taylor's homecoming fight is set for the 3Arena as the 'Bray Bomber' will go toe to toe against Amanda Serrano again, according to reports.Taylo.

The London promoter also said in the interview with Boxing King that he acknowledged that a lot of the event costs are outside the control of Croke Park officials. He added: “Outside of the control of Croke Park but there’s a lot of costs that aren’t.” [Eddie Hearn](https://www.thesun.ie/who/eddie-hearn/) were unable to compromise on financial terms with stadium brass for use of [GAA](https://www.thesun.ie/topic/gaa/) HQ. [defeated the seven-weight](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/boxing/8730483/katie-taylor-beats-amanda-serrano/) world champion at New York's [Madison Square Garden](https://www.thesun.ie/where/madison-square-garden/) last May, in what was billed as the biggest fight in female boxing history. [Taylor’s](https://www.thesun.ie/who/katie-taylor/) eagerly anticipated rematch is now set to take place at [Dublin’s](http://thesun.ie/where/Dublin) [3Arena](https://www.thesun.ie/where/3arena/) on 20 May. [The 42.ie](https://www.the42.ie/katie-taylor-82-5984775-Feb2023/) have reported that this dream appears to be over due to the costs involved to rent the stadium.

The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will take place in Dublin's 3Arena on May 20.

Taylor will be ringside for the fight. While there will be bitter disappointment that the 80,000 sell-out show in Croke Park had to be shelved it will still be a historic occasion for professional boxing in Ireland as it will be Katie Taylor’s first time to fight on Irish soil as a professional. Date and venue set for Katie Taylor’s Dublin showdown with Amanda Serrano

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are still on track to fight a rematch this spring in Ireland, but it won't be the hoped-for Croke Park stadium bout, ...

“But ultimately, to build a rematch and an event like that, you would want (Serrano) to come through impressively at the weekend. She’ll be at the show on Saturday, and if Serrano is to win, it’s almost certain that we get that rematch in Ireland.” Unless we (book the date) now, it’s gonna be another moment that we miss a fight for Katie in Ireland, and I’m not prepared to do it anymore. But we’re so far out on that possibility with the cost of running that show, and we’re out of time, in terms of delivering that date to the broadcaster. “Sooner or later, you have to make a decision, you have to make a move, and the move is we want to go May 20,” he said. “So the cost of everything involved with the event is three times nearly more (at Croke Park) than staging it at Wembley Stadium.

Katie Taylor is set to fight Amanda Serrano in the 3Arena on May 20 if the Puerto Rican beats Erika Cruz this weekend.

She'll be at the show on Saturday and if Serrano is to win it looks almost certain we'll get that rematch in Ireland." "Ultimately Katie Taylor has financial demands for this fight and so does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that. "Sooner or later you have to make a decision and make a move and the move is we have to go May 20th and unless we go now it's going to be another moment that we miss a fight for Katie in Ireland and I'm not prepared to do it anymore. He stated: "I promised Katie Taylor she'd be in Ireland for the next fight and it would be the most sensational atmosphere wherever she is. One other comment read: "Sorry to hear that the GAA's Croke Park has proved too expensive to rent for the Katie Taylor homecoming fight and that it will, therefore, not take place." Another said: "Can’t believe the Katie Taylor fight isn’t in Croke park @EddieHearn what a shame."

"Ultimately Katie Taylor has financial demands for this fight and so does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that. We're so far out on that ...

"Ultimately Katie Taylor has financial demands for this fight and so does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that. And if she wins the rematch with Taylor is expected to be fixed for the 3Arena. We're so far out on that possibility on the cost of running that show and we're out of time on delivering that date to the broadcaster.

The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will take place in Dublin's 3Arena on May 20.

Taylor will be ringside for the fight. “Rental costs was not the problem, the additional extras were,” according to a Matchroom source. It is understood these related to operational costs, which Croke Park would incur on the night of the fight.

IBF, WBC and WBO women's featherweight champion Amanda Serrano returns to New York for the first time on Saturday night since her epic clash with Katie ...

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Taylor's promoter said that a proposed 20 May bout against Amanda Serrano would instead happen at the 3Arena in Dublin. In December, Taylor confirmed she was ...

It's frustrating," he said. It's so frustrating. "It's unbelievable.

Undisputed world champion Katie Taylor is set for a rematch in Dublin with Amanda Serrano on 20 May at the 3Arena after negotiations with the GAA fell ...

It's unbelievable," Hearn said, speaking to the "But we're so far out on the possibility with the cost of running that show and we're out of time in terms of delivering that date to the broadcaster so we've got to move. The intended date for the Serrano fight would have also coincided with a busy time in the Gaelic Games calendar. The cost of renting and staging the Serrano fight at Croke Park was the significant stumbling block in negotiations. Taylor and Serrano made history as the first female contest to top the card at Madison Square Garden in May, Undisputed world champion Katie Taylor is set for a rematch in Dublin with Amanda Serrano on 20 May at the 3Arena.

Katie Taylor looks set to fight Amanda Serrano in the 3 Arena, Dublin on May 20th, according to her promoter Eddie Hearn. Initial plans were put in place to ...

Ultimately, Katie Taylor has her financial demands for this fight, so does Amanda Serrano, and we want to make sure we deliver them that. “It’s unbelievable, it’s so frustrating. Initial plans were put in place to stage a rematch of the April 2022 fight at Croke Park, with Taylor confirming last year that her team was pushing for the venue, but Hearn has labelled the cost of renting out the GAA’s headquarters as prohibitive.

Katie Taylor looks set to face Amanda Serrano for a second time, but it doesn't like the atmospheric Croke Park in Dublin will host the event.

It's unbelievable," said Hearn when speaking on The MMA Hour. Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Alycia Baumgardner’s next opponent](/en-IE/news/other/who-is-elhem-mekhaled-background-record-championships-biggest-wins-of-alycia-baumgardners-next-opponent/7giv4kwfrfpv18hy4lj3m4kw4) [Eddie Hearn delivers emphatic verdict on who wins between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury](/en-IE/news/other/eddie-hearn-delivers-emphatic-verdict-on-who-wins-between-jake-paul-and-tommy-fury/1cep8c13t3gxx1ibydipfc8zfw) [Eddie Hearn provides update on Katie Taylor vs.

The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will take place in Dublin's 3Arena on May 20.

Taylor will be ringside for the fight. “Rental costs was not the problem, the additional extras were,” according to a Matchroom source. It is understood these related to operational costs, which Croke Park would incur on the night of the fight.

"The cost of hire and everything involved in the event is three times higher nearly than staging it in Wembley Stadium"

She'll be at the show on Saturday and if Serrano is to win it looks almost certain we'll get that rematch in Ireland. He said: "It's frustrating but I promised Katie Taylor she'd be in Ireland for the next fight and it would be the most sensational atmosphere wherever she is. "Ultimately Katie Taylor has financial demands for this fight and so does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that. Speaking to Ariel Helwani, Hearn confirmed the news, saying: "The cost of hire and everything involved in the event is three times higher nearly than staging it in Wembley Stadium. And Hearn confirmed when Taylor's homecoming will be. Sooner or later you have to make a decision and make a move and the move is we have to go May 20th and unless we go now it's going to be another moment that we miss a fight for Katie in Ireland and I'm not prepared to do it anymore.

Taylor had hoped for a fight at GAA HQ for her homecoming bout, however talks appear to have hit a roadblock due to the costs of staging a fight at the ...

Ultimately, Katie Taylor has her financial demands for this fight, so does Amanda Serrano, and we want to make sure we deliver them that. The Matchroom Boxing boss added: “It’s frustrating, but at the same time I promised Katie Taylor we’d be in Ireland for her next fight, it will be the most sensational atmosphere wherever we are, but we’ll see what happens on Saturday night.” Taylor had hoped for a fight at GAA HQ for her homecoming bout, however talks appear to have hit a roadblock due to the costs of staging a fight at the 82,300-seater stadium.

Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn claimed the cost of staging the fight against Amanda Serrano is three times more than Wembley.

We would love to have the fight here. “The real issue here is about security costs that which we felt the promoter should carry and having gone through this with statutory services and our own team, we looked at the risk analysis on the event and we felt that the amount of security that you’d need would be at the top level and that is not inexpensive. At Thursday's GAA annual financial report release in Croke Park, McKenna explained the GAA’s rental fee was not excessive, at most 30% more than the London venue, and the differences pertained to security costs.

In the seedy underhanded underworld of boxing, where promises go to die and false hope is bred, the one shining light is Katie Taylor.

[Katie Taylor responds after Kellie Harrington criticises her father Pete](https://cms.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/katie-taylor-kellie-harrington-pete-taylor-275566) [Katie Taylor's homecoming bout to take place at the 3Arena due to Croke Park costs](https://cms.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/katie-taylor-dublin-fight-croke-park-281978) [Amanda Serrano has finally replied to Katie Taylor's Croke Park rematch request](https://cms.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/katie-taylor-amanda-serrano-croke-psrk-275572) Instead we cram her into a place that isn't capable of hosting the power that she will bring, and we just brush one of the biggest opportunities we have under the rug, citing money as the reason this wasn't possible. [Croke Park](https://cms.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/katie-taylor-amanda-serrano-croke-psrk-275572), meaning that Ireland would be the host of one of the biggest boxing events in history, and become an outlier as a beacon for the women's game. [Amanda Serrano](https://cms.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/katie-taylor-amanda-serrano-croke-park-dublin-281542) saga, the one fighter who could rival Taylor in terms of pedigree and skill, and even our Irish hero had to jump through the usual hoops of boxing to make this happen. Even the Aviva Stadium isn't an option as a respectable plan B, because the rugby is on that weekend in May, which means that the biggest modern sporting event that could be hosted in this country will take place in the 3-Arena. In the seedy underhanded underworld of boxing, where promises go to die and false hope is bred, the one crusader of truth was the shining light that is

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said last night that the World Champion's anticipated rematch with Amanda Serrano would likely take place in Dublin's 3Arena on ...

“We would love to have the fight here. Hearn said on some MMA channel yesterday that the government had not been in touch is simply not the case. “The department is currently considering the responses to those queries.

The 2012 Olympic gold medallist could face Amanda Serrano at 3Arena on May 20.

She'll be at the show on Saturday and if Serrano is to win it looks almost certain we'll get that rematch in Ireland." We're so far out on that possibility on the cost of running that show and we're out of time on delivering that date to the broadcaster. "Sooner or later you have to make a decision and make a move and the move is we have to go May 20th and unless we go now it's going to be another moment that we miss a fight for Katie in Ireland and I'm not prepared to do it anymore. [Katie Taylor](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/katie-taylor) has financial demands for this fight and so does [Amanda Serrano](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/amanda-serrano) and we want to make sure we deliver on that. [Hearn ](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/eddie-hearn)revealed to Canadian journalist Ariel Helwani on Wednesday that the cost of hiring Croke Park was too much for the fight to be staged there, but said they could return to talks with the GAA in the future. [GAA Headquarters](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/croke-park) is off the cards for now due to the cost of hiring the stadium, according to Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn, who has stated that the 2012 Olympic gold medallist could instead fight at the much smaller 3Arena on May 20.

Many had hoped that Croke Park would host Ms Taylor in her much anticipated rematch against Amanda Serrano in May. Croke Park charges €400,000 in rent for the ...

“In fairness, I think the Minister for Sport, he also wants to see this fight,” he said. “Of course, she deserves the Croke Park show but unfortunately boxing is a business and the likes of Matchroom are looking at this from a business point of view.” Katie Taylor “deserves the Croke Park show”, boxer and Olympian Emmett Brennan has said.

That's saying something, when you consider the impact made by Usain Bolt, as well as hometown heroes Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis at London 2012. Most Read. 1.

She finished that year as the most Googled name in Ireland. Boxing is a business that loves spin and gilding the lily. Ultimately, it's about the fear that you can't go from filling biscuit tins to filling the biggest stadium in Ireland. You can make plenty of compelling arguments for sports funding to go to places other than millionaire boxing promoters. There was a cabinet reshuffle recently and Jack Chambers was replaced as Minister for Sport by Thomas Byrne. Chambers had been very keen for Taylor v Serrano to take place in Croker. You dropped your money into a biscuit tin at the door and sat where you wanted. I think the rent for Wembley is about £250k/300k (€280-355k). Our rent was coming in around €400k. The year was 2012. In Katie's moment. Wander around the ExCel Arena and you'd come across everyone from Barry McGuigan to Brian Kerr to Karl Lacey caught up in the moment.

THE fight had barely ended when Eddie Hearn clambered into the ring last October. Hopping from side to side, the Matchroom boss wore that familiar grin, ...

It is some road Katie Taylor has travelled since – one that deserves to end on the highest note possible. Having previously been in discussions about bringing Taylor to Croke Park, he was already aware of the potential stumbling blocks. The Serrano fight last April added another layer to an already incredible legacy, leaving only a handful of boxes to be ticked. As he climbed through the ropes at Wembley Arena, Hearn knew the question was on its way again. Where Conor McGregor has become a stain on worldwide perception, Katie Taylor always represented the very best of us, her absence from these shores somehow making the heart grow fonder. Even at the November 2016 press conference announcing her switch to the paid ranks, manager Brian Peters laid out the plan.

Katie Taylor's dream of taking on Amanda Serrano in Croke Park has been dashed over a €500000 bill for security on the night of the fight.

“That would be a very small part of the concern. “What Mr Hearn said on some mixed martial arts, MMA, channel yesterday, that the Government had not been in touch, is simply not the case. “It’s more complicated than people think,” the source added. “May is not a long way off when you’re trying to organise a fight. The Croke Park chief said the “real issue” during talks with Mr Hearn was about security costs for hosting the fight which the promotor felt the GAA should carry. Katie Taylor’s dream of taking on Amanda Serrano in Croke Park has been dashed over a €500,000 bill for security on the night of the fight.

KATIE Taylor's dad Pete has launched a blistering attack after his superstar daughter's dream homecoming Croke Park fight was KO'd by a costs wr.

“What I would say is that one of the difficulties is with the date. Chris Andrews, Sinn Fein spokesperson on sport, said: “Cancelling Katie Taylor’s homecoming fight in Croke Park is a major step backwards for both Irish boxing and the promotion of women in sport. There have been a range of meetings and correspondence.” He told us: “They should do everything to get this fight on at Croke Park. We would love to have the fight here. I think the rent for Wembley is about £250,000 to £300,000. For what she has done for Irish sport, she deserves it. Pete, Katie’s coach when she won gold at the London 2012 Olympics, told us: “Croke Park is what Katie has been dreaming of. “They explained to us that there was a funding gap between what the promoters were prepared to pay for the fight and what the fight would actually cost. But that’s all it is, lip service. “For Katie to fight the likes of Amanda in the 3Arena with a vastly reduced crowd is scandalous. “A solution must be found that will ensure Katie Taylor gets the homecoming fight she deserves — a homecoming in Croke Park, in front of 80,000 fans.”

THE GAA says the blame for the collapse of efforts to stage Katie Taylor's world title rematch with Amanda Serrano at Croke Park lies with Taylor's ...

I think the surprise was that our focus on security and attention to detail was far more than they would have expected in a Wembley scenario or Bethnal Green scenario. I think the rent for Wembley is about £250k/300k (€280-355k). However, Croke Park Commercial Director Peter McKenna insisted today that the GAA had quoted a slightly higher rent than Wembley.

Ryan Tubridy has called on the GAA to rethink Croke Park rent fees and give Katie Taylor the “homecoming that she deserves”.

Get her to Croke Park.” Get her to Croke Park’ Ryan Tubridy calls on Croke Park to ‘rethink’ fees for Katie Taylor fight