Hearn hints at homecoming clash for Katie Taylor following New York clash

Before a punch has been thrown in anger in New York, Katie Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn is already pondering a future fight that could see the Bray native finally fight in front of her home crowd.

Taylor has fought 20 professional fights since turning to the paid ranks, following the disappointment of her last amateur outing at the Rio Olympics, and yet, all of the encounters have taken place outside the country of her birth.

Fighting out of the Matchroom Promotions stable, it was only natural that Taylor would primarily fight on big cards in Britain, and so it transpired as she featured on world title events in London, Manchester and Cardiff.

Liverpool's Echo Arena is about as close as Katie has come to fighting in her native county of Wicklow with future fights moving further afield to Boston and New York.

And again, fight number 21 will take place in the iconic Madison Square Garden this weekend, across the Atlantic Ocean from her birthplace, and while there will be a large Irish contingent cheering her on in the much-hyped fight with Amanda Serrano, in reality, Taylor will be the away fighter as her opponent grew up a stone’s throw away in neighbouring Brooklyn.

Too close to call for many, there has already been talk of not just a rematch, but a trilogy of fights between two of the most respected women fighters in boxing, and should they meet again following Saturday’s fight, Hearn hinted that it might be the right time to take the fight to Ireland.

"I just think it would be very disappointing if she never got the chance to go to Ireland and let her have that moment," said Hearn, speaking to the press at the media workout at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

"We will see what happens. It’s too early to comment on