‘Incredible’ Demand Sees 40,000 Tickets Sold for Katie Taylor’s Croke Park Farewell
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Irish boxer Katie Taylor revolutionized all over her country waiting for that last fight in September
Last boxer to compete at Croke Park has his say on Katie Taylor's final fight
The last person to box at Croke Park has expressed his delight at seeing boxing return to GAA HQ as he heaped praise on Katie Taylor. Donegal man Paddy Doherty boxed on the undercard of Muhammad Ali v Alvin Lewis at Croke Park on Wednesday, July 19, 1972. More than 50 years later, boxing returns to Croke Park as Taylor takes on Frenchwoman Flora Pili on September 5. Katie Taylor with Paddy Doherty. Pic: Aiken Promotions/Instagram Speaking to Ext…
How much money will ticket sales for Katie Taylor's Croke Park fight generate?
More than half the tickets for Bray boxer Katie Taylor's final fight sold after going on sale on Wednesday. Over 40,000 tickets for undisputed world super-lightweight champion Taylor's title defence against mandatory challenger Flora Pili at Croke Park were snapped up in two pre-sale events yesterday morning. Shortly after the pre-sale started, there was a virtual queue of 30,000 people. The remaining tickets for the 5 September bout go on sale …
Katie Taylor already has a date, stage and rival for which she will be the last match of her legendary professional career, as we could read here months ago. The Irish woman will put an end to a historic career on September 5 at the Croke Park in Dublin, where she will defend her world titles from the superlight weight against the French Flora Pili. The news marks the perfect closure for a race that has transformed modern female boxing. Taylor (…
‘Incredible’ demand sees 40,000 tickets sold for Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell
More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the final fight of Katie Taylor’s professional boxing career at Croke Park, with promoters Matchroom reporting strong demand ahead of the public sale later this week. Taylor is set to face Flora Pili at the home of Irish sport on 5 September in what is expected to be the last bout of her professional career. Two pre-sale events took place on Thursday morning, with Matchroom confirming that 50% of the v…
It will have an Ali-Frazier feel to it - Spike O'Sullivan Wants Ali Bloodline Back at Croke Park
Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan wants to bring the most famous surname in boxing back to GAA headquarters. The Cork middleweight has called for a showdown with Nico Ali Walsh on Katie Taylor’s historic Croke Park card, arguing that the return of the Ali bloodline to the stadium where the Greatest Muhammad Ali topped a bill against Al Blue Lewis would be one of the stories of the night. As Taylor prepares to headline what is expected to be the biggest ni…
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