Thursday 27 January 2022
Eddie Hearn: ‘I want to stop saying, ‘This is the biggest fight in female boxing’. This is one of the biggest fights in boxing.’
Rachael Blackmore and Johnny Sexton share second place on the poll conducted by Teneo Sport.
The Puerto Rican southpaw dominated the rock-solid Spaniard to pave the way for an April showdown.
The Irish icon can send a message to the boxing world that the rumours of her decline are premature with an impressive victory tonight.
The champion and challenger safely made weight for tomorrow night’s encounter in Liverpool, but not without another slightly awkward exchange.
The winner will be announced on Saturday, 18 December,
Katie Taylor responds to Sofya Ochigava’s recent comments about their 2012 Olympic final and discusses her involvement in a new boxing video game.
With so much on the line for Katie Taylor, Firuza Sharipova and her huge travelling party have spooked Eddie Hearn on Merseyside.
‘My whole childhood was based around this Olympic dream that I had… But never in a million years did I think I’d be in the position that I’m in now.’
The fight will take place in Liverpool on Saturday 11 December.
Katie Taylor wants all the belts at 140 and 147 pounds. It sounds like an extra career’s worth of hassle, but it might take only two fights.
Taylor earned a shutout victory on the judges’ scorecards, improving her professional record to 19-0.
Taylor earned a shutout victory on the judges’ scorecards, improving her professional record to 19-0(6KOs).
‘I don’t plan on fighting Katie Taylor’s fight. I don’t plan on standing in front of her and letting her do what she does best.’
The undisputed champ and her challenger comfortably made weight for tomorrow night’s world-title contest.
Eddie Hearn wants Katie Taylor to headline at Madison Square Garden versus Amanda Serrano, ‘but we’ve got to get it over the f***ing line.’
The undisputed lightweight champion faces American boxer Jennifer Han in Leeds on Saturday night.
‘The young girls growing up actually watching Kellie win that gold medal: you have no idea what that’s going to do for kids in that area.’
And a mega fight with Katie Taylor would be ‘massive’.
Jessica McCaskill: from homelessness to investment banking, willing a Katie Taylor fight into existence, and becoming a living legend in her own right.
All you need to know about your Irish and international chat show options.
The Irish icon earned a razor-tight unanimous decision over her friend and foe from Liverpool in a modern classic.
Taylor defends her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titles against Jonas at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night.
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We preview the undisputed lightweight champion’s long-awaited rematch and Man United’s Premier League meeting with Liverpool on the latest episode of The Punt.
The Irish icon won a thrilling London Olympics quarter-final between them, but the Liverpudlian knows how to tear up a script.
Natasha Jonas will take on the Irish boxing star this weekend
Taylor, who earned a thrilling rematch win over Delfine Persoon and headlined a major breakthrough for women’s boxing on Sky, last won the award in 2012.
Taylor’s win over Delfine Persoon was voted the most memorable sporting moment.
Ciarán Kilkenny, Gearóid Hegarty, Sanita Puspure and Colin Keane are also in the running.
Former Peamount star Ruth Comeford on the influences that shaped her career.
The UFC star and the Bray boxer were among the nominees for an award decided by a public vote.
The Irish icon has retained the prestigious end-of-year award and also remains top of the BWAA’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Multi-billion-pound streaming giant DAZN is now live in Ireland, but they see an Irish sporting icon as a key part of their global expansion plans.
LeBron James, Dustin Johnson and Khabib Nurmagomedov also make the list.
With Jane Couch watching on, it was fitting that Katie Taylor and co. put their fists through the glass ceiling at Wembley Arena, of all places.
Meanwhile, in more good news for the 34-year-old Bray native, she has just been named Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound number one fighter.
The Irish icon dropped Miriam Gutierrez and hurt in her several rounds but had to settle for an almost-perfect unanimous decision.
Katie Taylor’s latest title defence and England v Ireland are up for discussion as Kathleen McNamee and Johnny Ward join us on this week’s edition of The Punt.
