Hearn promises to revisit Croker for future Katie Taylor fight but admits 'bad taste' over talks

Katie Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn has promised to revisit a Croke Park fight for the undisputed lightweight champion ahead of her homecoming in Dublin in May, despite a "bad taste" over the original talks breaking down.

History was set to be made for a second bout between Taylor and Amanda Serrano following the Fight of the Year winner in 2022, with GAA headquarters lined up for the event.

It would have been the biggest boxing match on Irish shores and indeed worldwide in terms of audience numbers and gate receipts, but it broke down over a disagreement about costs between Hearn's company and the GAA.

Serrano then suffered an injury to definitively rule out the venue with Taylor now fighting undisputed super-lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron in a bid to become a two-weight undisputed boxer.

Tickets will go on sale next week with a capacity of between 8,000 to 9,000, something Hearn admits will cause difficulties.

Hearn said: "I think the 3Arena is perfect [for now]. Obviously we are going to have a problem next week with tickets as we can’t sell [more than around 8,000].

"You will have a lot of upset people and I have it all the time when you have a sellout. So we will have a problem with demand.

"We are unfortunately leaving money behind going to this arena because it holds 8,000 versus 70,000 at Croke Park and there was other options outside there but there is obviously a rugby match [the Heineken Champions Cup final] that weekend as well.

"I think it has worked out well [though]. I would honestly like to say that this is a one-off but I don’t think it’s the last time that we will see Katie Taylor fight in Ireland, for sure."

Asked whether he would consider Croke Park for a future bout, Hearn gave a definitive yes, but