Extra costs of €500,000 for Croke Park proved to be the main stumbling block preventing Katie Taylor's homecoming fight taking place in Croke Park.
Records from the Department of Sport show a meeting took place in January between representatives from Kate Taylor's management team and the Department of Sport, with Minister of State Thomas Byrne included in the meeting.
An agreement had been made for a rental fee for the stadium and a date had been chosen, where Katie Taylor was set to rematch Amanda Serrano in a repeat of their thrilling bout in 2022, which Taylor won via split decision.
However, outside of the rental fee, additional costs of €500,000, which was outside of the budget provided by Matchroom Boxing, the promoters of the fight.
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