KatieTaylor has said she is 'blown away' by the support from Irish fans after her Croke Park fight World Title clash with FloraPili was declared a sell-out ... "It is incredible," said Taylor ... Genuinely, Katie could have sold another 50 or 60,000.
Sir, – I see that family tickets will be available for the KatieTaylor fight in Croke Park... – Yours, etc,. SEÁN Ó TREASAIGH. Teach Mealóg, READ MORE ... .
Over 40,000 tickets have been sold for the final fight of KatieTaylor's professional boxing career at Croke Park, according to her promoter. Taylor will fight FloraPili at the biggest stadium in Ireland on Saturday, 5 September.
"I think it was a few weeks back that Brian had said to me he's very, very close to making this deal done," Taylor said ... It is fitting that Taylor will be the first headliner at the iconic 80,000-seat Croke Park on Sept.
Croke Park management is confident all 82,300 tickets to KatieTaylor’s upcoming fight will be sold, but it remains unclear if the first boxing match at the stadium since Muhammad Ali defeated Alvin Lewis in 1972 will be screened on free-to-air TV.
Even KatieTaylor had given up ... “Three, four months ago, we sat in a restaurant and Katie Taylor told me she’s done, that’s the end of her career,” said her promoter, Eddie Hearn ... I did it because I love Katie Taylor, and I wanted to.
The Tanaiste has welcomed speculation that Irish boxer KatieTaylor is expected to confirm on Friday that her final fight will be staged at Dublin's Croke Park... .