Katie Taylor will bid farewell to boxing on Saturday night at Croke Park, where she faces unbeaten French boxer Flora Pili in a main-event clash for undisputed super-lightweight gold.
Taylor, 40, will carry the IBF, WBO and WBA belts into the stadium, with the vacant WBC title also on the line. Pili, 29, brings her IBO strap and an unbeaten record of 12-0 with two knockouts.
Bookmakers list Taylor as a heavy favourite at 1/20, with Pili at 10/1 and the draw at 20/1. Pili's most notable win came in 2023, when she beat Silvia Bortot on a split decision; Bortot has since lost on points to Lauren Price and Mikaela Mayer.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said this week that Croke Park officials had initially been unsure about hosting the event, but that pre-sale ticket demand reached 40,000. He added: "How many could we have done? I don't know, maybe another 40,000, 50,000, 100,000?"