Sean Crose “This is absolutely incredible," undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor said just days before her Saturday throwdown against undisputed
taylor s homecoming will be the first major fight in dublin in seven years. for boxing to be brought back here on a platform with katie taylor headlining is huge, it s monumental. people who will be there to support her saturday night, it s going to be like ireland going to the world cup in 1990 again. a national treasure and also a trailblazer. taylor s inspiration came from deirdre gogarty. a lovely surprise. ..the first irish woman to win a world title back in the 90s, a time when women s boxing was frowned upon. actually, it s healing a lot of my own heartbreaks from my career and the fact that i never got a chance to box in ireland as a professional, and seeing it happen now is really healing my heart, to be quite honest. well, it s chantelle cameron s light welterweight titles on the line, but this feels very much like the katie taylor show. she s the one that the majority of the crowd will be there to see on fight night. the question is, can cameron upset the homecoming party?
Katie Taylor is hoping to inspire a new generation of Irish female boxers when she takes to the ring in Dublin for the first time as a pro this weekend.
Katie Taylor has an opportunity to make history as a two-weight undisputed World Champion in her upcoming match against Chantelle Cameron, the reigning