Katie Taylor farewell bout looks set to take place at Croke Park with official confirmation to come this Friday.
Taylor's promoter and management met with Croke Park officials in April with a view to finalising the fight in the biggest stadium in the country.
The venue has been a long-term aspiration for Taylor, having conquered two weight divisions and broken down many barriers in female boxing.
Promoter Eddie Hearn told reporters last week that a proposed date for the fight was Saturday, 5 September, should negotiations conclude successfully.
Earlier this year Taylor committed to fighting in Dublin only for the final fight of her professional career.
It was then changed to having a finale in Croke Park or nowhere, with extensive talks taking place with stadium officials in recent weeks.
Matchroom Boxing, chaired by Hearn, have arranged a press event for this Friday at the Jones's Road venue, where it is likely the event will be announced formally.
An opponent is not yet known.
Taylor, speaking to RTÉ Sport in April, explained that a fight in Croker would be a dream come true: "It would be the icing on the cake to end my career in Croke Park. I fought in Madison Square Garden. I fought in the Excel Arena in London. I fought all around the world. This might even top it to be honest if I ended my career here. So here's hoping.
"There is no opponent confirmed to be honest but I’m willing to fight anyone whether it’s Holly Holm, Chantelle Cameron or anyone else. I think my whole career has stated I’ve never backed down from any challenge or any fight. That is why I’ve been involved in so many exciting fights in my career. I still have the heart for those big battles. Now one last time, we’ll see what happens.
"The only thing that would really interest me is the Croke Park fight. I felt like I was passing on the baton in a certain aspect.
"The thoughts of seeing all the tricolours, 80,000 people in Croke Park for my farewell fight, can it get any better than that? That would be very, very special."
