Backing Katie Taylor’s big night was no gamble for Lidl
An enduring image of Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell fight will her gloves resting on the canvas after victory over Flora Pili. A 25-year boxing career, 10 of those as a pro, was over.
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Kate O’Connor has been busy putting her mastery in multi-events to other uses since winning her European heptathlon gold in Birmingham last month. Between attending Electric Picnic, Katie Taylor’s farewell fight at Croke Park, the recent Athlos meeting, and London Fashion Week, she’s been turning on her style in other ways too.
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It was going to take something remarkable for the dial to move from Croke Park hosting the most celebrated event in the history of Irish women’s sport to, just five days later, the GAA president appearing on the national airwaves defending the association against accusations of misogyny.
Katie Taylor feelgood factor gives way to grim and difficult month for Irish sport
If Katie Taylor gave us a script the country so desperately wanted on Saturday night then the abiding memories of an historic occasion in Croke Park won’t, can’t, be restricted to the ring that served as the stage for her last act as a boxer.
Peak audience of 1.6 million watch Katie Taylor’s historic fight at Croke Park
A peak audience of 1.6 million tuned in to watch Katie Taylor end her incredible boxing career on the biggest of highs last Saturday night.
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The ring that had just staged her last bout was already dismantled and packed away into a handful parked vans by the time Katie Taylor made it to her post-fight presser in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Croke Park for Katie Taylor’s fight made Madison Square Garden look like the boxing gym in Bray
A retirement party like no other. And instead of a lawnmower or a clock, Katie Taylor was given a whole lotta love from a crowd of 80,000 in Croke Park on a balmy-ish night in September. As Natasha Jonas, a former opponent of Taylor, said of the occasion, “it’s unreal”.
Paddy Donovan shines, but Thomas Carty suffers bizarre fall on Croke Park undercard
Saturday night at Croke Park was all about Katie Taylor, but it was also an opportunity for some rising Irish stars (and Westlife) to perform in front of a massive audience.