Katie Taylor has achieved virtually all the pieces within the sport of boxing — however one factor nonetheless eludes Eire’s finest-ever boxer.
For a lot of her skilled profession, Taylor has spoken of her ambition to someday headline a card on the dwelling of Irish sport: Croke Park.
Taylor, who defended her gentle welterweight world titles in a rematch with Amanda Serrano in November, has been linked to bouts on the 80,000+ capability outside stadium on a number of events, be it in opposition to Serrano or in opposition to Chantelle Cameron — the English boxer who’s the one fighter to have defeated Taylor in skilled competitors earlier than the Bray lady avenged the loss of their second struggle.
However regardless of preliminary makes an attempt made by her promoter, Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn, to make Croke Park a actuality thus far it has remained exterior of Taylor’s grasp.
“It’s positively nonetheless a dream to struggle at Croke Park,” Taylor mentioned, per the Irish Independent.
“I feel to have an opportunity to struggle right here in Eire is at all times completely unimaginable, however to have an opportunity to struggle in our most iconic enviornment at Croke Park can be the icing on the cake, I feel.
“That might be the top of my profession to have an opportunity to truly struggle in Croke Park… I’m nonetheless hanging on to that hope, however we’ll see what occurs.”
Taylor, who turns 39 this summer time, realises that she is within the ultimate levels of her record-breaking profession however admits that she is not any nearer to stepping away from the game during which she made her title, no less than so long as viable challenges stay.
“As I’m going on, I realise that after I win these competitions and sure fights, I’m at all times considering to the following struggle,” Taylor mentioned.
“I don’t actually take time to, I don’t assume I took the time to benefit from the wins as a lot as I ought to have however I feel that’s pure as nicely, whenever you’re in the course of your profession you’re at all times desirous about the following struggle.
“I feel there’s nonetheless a number of extra huge fights on the market for me, we have been speaking earlier about that struggle in Croke Park and there’s nonetheless some large fights on the market for me. There’s nonetheless extra floor to make up in my professional profession, so this 12 months goes to be a really, very huge 12 months for me.”
