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Katie Taylor's Croke Park fight sells out in half an hour of general sale

Over 40,000 tickets had been purchased on pre-sale on Wednesday.

KATIE TAYLOR’S CROKE Park swansong against Flora Pili has sold out. 

Tickets went on general sale for the Saturday, 5 September fight at 9am on Friday, and were snapped up within half an hour. 

Over 40,000 tickets had been purchased on pre-sale on Wednesday. Promoter Eddie Hearn then called the demand “incredible” as he anticipated a quick sell-out on Friday.

Tickets were announced as starting from €38.70 in the Cusack, Davin, and Hogan Stands, with family ticket packages (seated in a non-alcohol area in the stadium) priced at €125.50.

Pitchside prices ranged from €106.25 to €1,505.50, with all tickets via Ticketmaster subject to a max service charge of €10.50.

Taylor is the first boxer to headline a prizefight at the 82,300-capacity home of Gaelic games since Muhammad Ali defeated Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in 1972.

The Bray woman will bid to become a three-time undisputed champion of the world by defending her WBO, WBA, IBF, and Ring Magazine titles and re-adding the recently vacated WBC title.

Pili [12-0, 2KOs] is the mandatory challenger for Taylor’s IBF light-welterweight crown and the no.1 contender for the WBC belt.

- With reporting from Stephen Barry

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