EDDIE HEARN revealed the two venues Katie Taylor wants to fight at before she retires.
The Bray woman, 38, retained her undisputed super lightweight titles with a unanimous decision win over Amanda Serrano last Friday.
Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano again last Friday night[/caption]
Eddie Hearn revealed the wishlist she has before she retires[/caption]
Speaking on Off The Ball, her promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that the 23-1 Irish legend remains hellbent on fighting in Croke Park before she retires.
Attempts have been made in recent years to bring KT to GAAHQ in recent times but fell through due to finance issues.
The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “How much have we talked about it over the years and, like if there was ever a time…I’ve actually said this before, to be fair.
“But we’re in November now, that gives you enough preparation for a summer event at Croke Park.”
Hearn hinted that Taylor may not fight again, and said that it would take “something pretty special and unique” for her to do so.
He added: “We’ve just seen the biggest female fight of all time in front of the biggest audience of all time.
“It’s like, surely…and I’ll be honest with you, I don’t think it’s 100% guaranteed that Katie Taylor will fight again.
“I’m sure she will, but it’s going to take something pretty special and unique.
“We had a long call with her last night with (her manager) Brian Peters and she was full of (enthusiasm).
“In the training room after (the fight), it kind of felt like if she was to turn around now and say, ‘that’s it for me’.
“I’d actually be extremely happy in a way that you could bow out on a night like that.
“But then she said, ‘there’s a few things, though, that I’d really like to do’.
“I said, ‘what’s that’, and she said, ‘Obviously I’d like to fight at Croke Park and I’d like to fight in Las Vegas.’”
There has already been talk of Taylor fighting Amanda Serrano for a third time, despite holding a 2-0 record against her.
Then there is Chantelle Cameron, whom Taylor beat to become undisputed super lightweight champion at the 3Arena last November.
In the lead-up to Taylor vs Serrano 2, Cameron expressed an interest in fighting the winner, with her series with the Irish woman locked at 1-1.
And Hearn said bouts against either at Croke Park or The Sphere in Las Vegas would tempt Taylor more than another trip to the 3Arena or Madison Square Garden.
He continued: “I know there’s been a lot of interest from the Madison Square Garden guys because of the first Serrano fight to do something possibly in the Sphere in Las Vegas, which would be so iconic for her career – and Croke Park.
“But I just think if it’s Chantelle (Cameron) back at the 3Arena or it’s Amanda Serrano back at MSG, I’m not sure that’s necessarily going to really excite her in the same way that doing something different would.”
