Katie Taylor

The undisputed lightweight world champion has never fought in Ireland since turning professional after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She has since gone on to win ...

This will be the biggest night of my career.” Taylor marvelled at the rise of her career and simultaneously that of women’s boxing. This could be another contender for fight of the year.”

Katie Taylor has predicted that her homecoming bout against Chantelle Cameron in the 3Arena could prove to be another fight of the year contender.

We could have gone the other way and taken the easier route and easier opponent but that’s not how I operate. My first defence was against (Jessica) McCaskill, my Madison Square debut was against (Delfine) Persoon who had dominated that division for years, and then there is obviously Serrano who was a seven-weight world champion. When Serrano pulled out she could have let the date slip by in the hope that the pair could repeat their Madison Square Garden epic some time later in the year. It will be the Bray boxer’s first fight on home soil in seven years and her first as a pro. Spotless career, undisputed champion, she has the style to make this another epic and contender for fight of the year.” Once I heard that Serrano was out I thought Chantelle was the obvious choice.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said Croke Park officials took the “p**s” and quoted a fee that was “three times” the price of Wembley Stadium to host Katie ...

it could end up being another fight of the year contender,” she added. It’s going to an amazing night and an amazing celebration. “We’re doing it with one of the best fights in boxing, with two undisputed fighters going head-to-head.

The undisputed lightweight champion's clash with Chantelle Cameron was officially launched in Dublin this afternoon.

Katie Taylor has denied any suggestion she avoided super-lightweight undisputed champion Chantelle Cameron ahead of a historic homecoming bout in Dublin on ...

"I have the strength and power. I have to do my job to get the win. Now the goal is take out the best there is. "Katie is pound for pound the best women's boxer there is. For me to have that challenge and to box her and get the win, I feel I'll be able to walk away from boxing one day and know I took out the best there is. "I'm just buzzing to be in the position. "I am nearly pinching myself that this is happening. Once I heard Serrano was out I automatically thought Chantelle was the obvious choice. I have fought the better opponents. We could have went the easy route and actually chose an easier opponent but that is not how I operate. Ultimately I do have more experience in the bigger fights. One thing that has marked my career is I always wanted the hardest fights.

The undisputed lightweight world champion has confirmed her meeting with Chantelle Cameron in Dublin's 3Arena.

“I won a world title at that weight before and it is not unusual for me to spar heavier people. But the former kick boxer will come to Dublin as a serious opponent with Taylor moving up a few pounds to make the fight. Not such a hard thing to recall as she did not lose a fight in any European Championships between 2005 and 2014, winning six in a row. “This is one of the best fights in boxing, two undisputed champions going head-to-head, it is going to be an amazing night and amazing celebration. “Like I said it’s not the Conor McGregor show,” said Hearn. She wanted to fight in Croke Park and we’ll work to make that happen.

Women's boxing was banned in Ireland until 1998 and, three years later, a 15-year-old Taylor fought in the first officially sanctioned women's boxing match on ...

"We could have went the easy route and actually chose an easier opponent but that is not how I operate. "So it's amazing to bring big time boxing back here. Katie Taylor is 37 now and Tony Bellew was urging her to hang up her gloves after she defeated Serrano, last year, saying she had already dome more than enough in her career. "It's a huge moment, not just for myself but my family and I'm getting nearly emotional... This is one of the most exciting fights out there. [Taylor said at a press conference](https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2023/0320/1364284-confident-taylor-denies-avoiding-cameron/), promoting the May 20 bout, on Monday.

Katie Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn has promised to revisit a Croke Park fight for the undisputed lightweight champion ahead of her homecoming in Dublin in ...

We don’t need him to be part of the promotion. The promoter reiterated: "Like I said, it’s not the Conor McGregor show. We don’t need him to sell the fight out. "For me, you don’t go into a show of that magnitude to lose a lot of money. So we will have a problem with demand. "I think it has worked out well [though].

The 36-year-old will have a homecoming fight at the 3Arena in Dublin's docklands.

Taylor could have bided her time for Serrano in the hope that their second meeting could be arranged for a date later in the year. “We will have to see how the night goes, but I am definitely going to be prepared for a tough night,” said Taylor. Regardless, I’m just delighted to be fighting at home and the venue controversy is clouding the fact that pro boxing is coming home. It is a first pro fight for Taylor in Ireland. A first ever meeting of two undefeated and undisputed world champions in the sport’s history. Like Taylor, who will fight in Ireland for the first time in seven years, Chantelle Cameron is an undisputed champion in her weight.

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“I prepare for every fight like it’s the most important fight of my career. “I am not sure if that is still a possibility (fighting there), to be honest. “I won a world title at that weight before and it is not unusual for me to spar heavier people. Obviously, May 20 was free for the 3Arena, I was in training to fight on that date, so I am glad it is actually happening now. If anything, it might be a little easier psychologically for me because I don’t have to worry about making weight. She added: “We weren’t sure if it was going to happen on May 20 or not. And the extended Taylor clan cannot wait, with Katie adding: “I think the friends are a bit worried they are not going to be able to get a ticket. Regardless, I am just delighted to be fighting at home and I think the venue controversy is clouding the fact that pro boxing is coming home and it is a huge night — and I think this is another huge milestone for female boxing. For the fans about to see Taylor live in the flesh for the first time, she says they are in for a treat. “It was only a few years ago when I was headlining a show where we were worried about whether we were going to sell out York Hall and now here we are, talking about the 3Arena being too small. “The door opened over the last few months for it to happen and I am nearly pinching myself that it actually is happening at this stage. Taylor said: “Well, I guess once I heard that Serrano was out, I was thinking who is the best fight out there for me and we all agreed that Chantelle was the obvious choice, so we were just trying to put

Eddie Hearn is insisting that a Katie Taylor fight in Croke Park can still happen, but the Matchroom promoter has doubled down on his stance that ...

“It’s not the Conor McGregor show,” Hearn explained. Numbers are numbers and for three times the cost of running a show there it just left a little bit of bad taste. Croke Park chiefs have stated that security costs were the main source of difficulty.

Eddie Hearn says Croke Park took the p*ss charging three times the price of Wembley for Katie Taylor to fight at the Stadium in May 20.

Numbers are numbers and for three times the cost of running a show there it just left a little bit of bad taste but that is our problem, not Katie’s problems. “I’m not prepared to do a fight of that magnitude after all the investment in Katie to break even on a show that might sell out. For me, you don’t go into a show of that magnitude to lose a lot of money.

Taylor will take on Cameron on May 20 in the 3Arena with some 9,000 expected to fill up the Dublin venue. The fight will be Taylor's first professional bout on ...

The fight will be Taylor's first professional bout on home soil and tickets are expected to cost in and around the €80 mark. Taylor will take on Cameron on May 20 in the 3Arena with some 9,000 expected to fill up the Dublin venue. Fans going to see Katie Taylor's mega-fight against Chantelle Cameron will be expected to splash the cash to attend.

Boxing legend wants to emulate Irish rugby heroes by defeating English opponent in homecoming bout.

“I want to put on a real performance every time I step into the ring, so this isn’t any different for me. “I’m going to step into the ring in the best shape possible. Ah, it’s going to be amazing, the atmosphere is going to be electric. This is a history-making fight for me. This is a fight that really motivates me.” But Taylor is only being true to herself. I know that it holds maybe 8 or 9,000 people, but the atmosphere is going to be very loud. I have it all the time when a show sells out.” We are, unfortunately, leaving money behind by going to the 3Arena because it holds 8,000 v 70,000 at Croke Park. “For many years, people have said to me, ‘Katie will never fight Cameron’, and I say, ‘100 per cent she will’. This is exactly where I want to be.’’ I am a pressure fighter.

Katie Taylor says her next fight against world light-welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron on May 20 is the biggest challenge of her stellar career.

“This is one of the most exciting fights out there right now,” Taylor said. “She has a spotless career, undisputed champion and she has the style to make this another epic.” Cameron has won all 17 of her professional fights and promoter Eddie Hearn has noted it will be the first time that two undefeated and undisputed reigning world champions have faced each other in the sport.