Katie Taylor eyes Croke Park as potential retirement fight

Katie Taylor has told her promoter that a homecoming fight at Croke Park is the only remaining challenge she wants to pursue. The Irish champion made the comment after her most recent bout.

“I had a conversation with Eddie [Hearn, promoter] after the last fight and I said, 'what else is there to chase other than Croke Park?'”

— Katie Taylor, via BBC Sport

What Katie Taylor said

Taylor has long been linked with a stadium fight in Dublin. Croke Park, the GAA's headquarters, holds over 80,000 spectators and would be a symbolic venue for Ireland's most decorated boxer. The lightweight champion has already fought at Madison Square Garden and headlined Wembley Stadium.

What it moves

Taylor's words suggest she is weighing up retirement scenarios rather than fresh title runs. A Croke Park date would require sanctioning-body approval and an opponent willing to travel. The venue has never hosted a professional boxing card under GAA rules.

Source: bbc.com. Full Katie Taylor fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.