'Best moment of my career' - Katie Taylor on historic night at Madison Square Garden

Katie Taylor felt that her victory over Amanda Serrano was the biggest night of her career, following her split-decision victory at a sold out Madison Square Garden.

The undisputed lightweight champion put it all on the line against the hard-hitting Puerto Rican and in the end, maintained her unblemished professional record.

A career filled with success from her five world titles and Olympic glory in the amateur ranks, to becoming world champion in the pro game, winning every belt available in the lightweight division, however, Taylor felt that the New York event even topped the gold medal that she won at the London 2012 Games.

But it was far from easy, as Taylor found herself in real trouble midway through the fight in the fifth round when her opponent appeared to stop her in her tracks and land several devastating blows with the champion offering little in return.

Taylor survived to the bell and then proceeded to work her way back into the contest over the next few rounds before finishing in style to impress in the final stages.

On such a historic night for women's boxing and for Taylor’s crusade to promote the sport and take it into the mainstream, Katie admitted that she needed to dig deep and produce a career-defining performance to ensure that she came out victorious in the bout that was labelled "For History".

"I think the most important thing is always to come out the winner, regardless of how I perform," said Taylor, speaking at the post fight press conference.

"Tonight was fantastic. I had to dig deep and produce a career-defining performance to actually win.

"What an amazing champion Amanda is, she’s a phenomenal fighter and we definitely got the best out of each other. Coming into this fight, they were saying it was