Overview
- Tickets for Katie Taylor’s final professional fight sold out within 30 minutes when they went on general sale on Friday, after promoters reported more than 40,000 tickets had been sold during pre-sales earlier in the week.
- Taylor is scheduled to fight unbeaten Flora Pili on 5 September at Croke Park in what promoters have billed as her farewell and an opportunity for Taylor to reclaim belts and pursue a third undisputed world title.
- The match will be staged at Croke Park, which holds about 82,000 spectators, and it will be the first prizefight at the stadium since Muhammad Ali fought Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in 1972, underscoring the event’s cultural significance in Ireland.
- DAZN has been named the worldwide broadcaster and Lidl Ireland as sponsor, but promoters have not confirmed whether the fight will also be shown free to air and are still finalising the undercard and operational details.
- Promoters say demand has matched major stadium shows, ticketing included a wide price range and family packages, and organisers will face significant security and logistical costs that could shape how large boxing events are staged in Ireland going forward.