'I just came up short' - Katie Taylor eyeing rematch after defeat to Chantelle Cameron

There was always likely to be a final twist in this tale as Katie Taylor brought big time boxing back to Dublin; the dark clouds that hung over the sport for the past few years, finally shifted, revealing a packed out and raucous 3Arena on Saturday night.

The trailblazing talent that brought female boxing to the Olympic Games and then on to the iconic Madison Square Garden was back home among her people, finally granted the homecoming she deserved.

And the sense of occasion was matched by a barnstorming undercard with the hoards in early to witness what they would hope to be a historic occasion, while getting to eye some of the emerging talent on display.

No Carty, No Party, read the t-shirt slogans and the big Dublin heavyweight did not disappoint as he opened the live show with a devastating knock-out.

Classy Caoimhin Agyarko showed why he is considered a real prospect, while veteran Dennis Hogan was another who finally got to fight on home soil, having spent the majority of his career fighting all over the world, starting out in Australia and on to big world title fights in Mexico and New York City.

The shock would arrive in the penultimate fight of the night as lightweight prospect Gary Cully lost his unbeaten record in devastating style as he was caught with a huge right hand from Mexican Jose Felix.

A sobering moment throughout the arena as the Naas man was helped out of the ring, but the party atmosphere returned shortly afterwards as the main event took over with Katie Taylor just minutes away from that historic fight.

Challenger not champion, however, it was widely accepted, and also most importantly from her opponent Chantelle Cameron, who was happy to play the supporting role coming into the ring first to allow