Preview: Katie Taylor can channel her champion mentality to secure victory in her biggest fight
Two years in the making, the superfight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano finally takes place on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
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Taylor weighs in heavier than Serrano
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano cut formidable figures as the two tipped the scales in peak condition at an electric weigh-in ahead of Saturday's undisputed clash at Madison Square Garden.
Katie Taylor: ‘It’s the biggest fight, not only in women’s boxing but the whole sport’
The hushed and exclusive New York Athletic Club on Central Park South is a long way from St Fergal’s Boxing Club in Bray, County Wicklow, where Katie Taylor first pulled on the gloves in a remarkable career which will reach a crescendo on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Taylor moves through the strange new surroundings with a light touch, smiling and chatting as we meander down the opulent corridors in search of a suite where she will consider the danger she faces against Amanda Serrano in the most significant fight in the brief history of women’s boxing.
New York weigh-in: Katie gets green light to fight
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano weighed in at the Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden with both fighters making weight ahead of Saturday night's historic bout.
Eddie Hearn telling Jake Paul he will never be world champion live is absolute box office
Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn have been going head-to-head for a week or so now, most of it in good spirits.
Jake Paul: Eddie Hearn tells Problem Child he will never be world champion in live interview
Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn have been going head-to-head for a week or so now, most of it in good spirits.
Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano one of biggest fights of all time – Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn is convinced Katie Taylor’s showdown with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden “will blow the doors off women’s boxing and boxing in general”.
'I would not be here now if I had won gold in Rio' - Katie Taylor
Katie Taylor enjoyed unparalleled success as an amateur boxer, winning five world championships, as well as securing the Olympic gold medal at the London Games in 2012.