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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano put on a super show on Saturday at the Garden

Katie fight attracted over 1.5million viewers worldwide

Katie Taylor's world title victory over Amanda Serrano attracted a record-breaking 1.5 million viewers worldwide, according to DAZN.

Boxing • 04 May 22

Taylor is congratulated by Laila Ali, retired boxer and daughter of Muhammad Ali

Taylor cements status as Ireland's most important boxer

Talk after the fight centered on Katie Taylor's legacy and what she has achieved thus far in her amateur and professional career ensures her status as Ireland's most important boxer, writes Ed Leahy

Boxing • 02 May 22

Taylor celebrates with manager Brian Peters (L) and coach Ross Enamait (R)

'It was bombs away' - Reaction to Taylor-Serrano fight

The first women's boxing match to headline at Madison Square Garden did not disappoint as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano served up a contender for fight of the year. This is how the international media appraised the fight.

Boxing • 01 May 22

Katie Taylor celebrates inside the ring following the victory

'Best moment of my career' - Katie on historic NY night

Katie Taylor felt that her victory over Amanda Serrano was the biggest night of her career, following her split-decision victory at a sold out Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 01 May 22

And still: Katie Taylor remains the undisputed lightweight world champion after a huge challenge

Katie comes back from the brink to remain world champ

Katie Taylor came back from the brink of defeat to maintain her unblemished record with a hard-fought points victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 01 May 22

Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano recap

Katie Taylor is still the undisputed lightweight champion of the world after a hugely entertaining and hard-fought split decision victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 01 May 22

Duane Street, TriBeCa - home to the renowned Trinity Boxing gym

Time for women's boxing to break icy hold on the Garden

Madison Square Garden, the home of New York sport, the Mecca of boxing. Ed Leahy looks back on an eventful few days following Katie Taylor in the Big Apple.

Boxing • 30 Apr 22

John Duddy is currently based at the Trinity Boxing Club in between acting roles

Duddy happy to pass baton to Katie, Queen of New York

John Duddy is synonymous with New York and Madison Square Garden, but you get the sense that he couldn't be happier to pass the baton of the city's favourite Irish fighter on to Katie Taylor, the next superstar of Manhattan's famous boxing arena.

Boxing • 30 Apr 22

Words were exchanged when Katie easily beat Cindy Serrano back in 2018

Katie unconcerned by the antics of corner man Maldonado

Katie Taylor has previous with Jordan Maldonado, the controversial trainer and brother-in-law of Amanda Serrano.

Boxing • 30 Apr 22

Katie Taylor is looking for the victory on the biggest night of her career

Preview: Taylor can channel champion mentality for win

Two years in the making, the superfight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano finally takes place on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 29 Apr 22

Eric Donovan: 'Katie Taylor will be seeking a career-best performance, and she is going to need that type of performance to pull off a victory over Amanda Serrano'

Donovan analyses how Taylor can beat Serrano

Eric Donovan outlines how Katie Taylor can get the better of Amanda Serrano in their world title fight at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 30 Apr 22

The day before the main event at Madison Square Garden as the two fighters weighed in at the New York venue

New York weigh-in: Katie gets green light to fight

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano weighed in at the Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden with both fighters making weight ahead of Saturday night's historic bout.

Boxing • 29 Apr 22

Katie Taylor faces off against Amanda Serrano

'I would not be here if I had won gold in Rio' - Katie

Katie Taylor is fighting the biggest bout of her unblemished professional career on Saturday night in New York, yet the Irish boxing legend is convinced that she would not be in this position if she had claimed a second gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

Boxing • 30 Apr 22

Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor puts her world titles on the line against Amanda Serrano

Katie Taylor: Winning titles and breaking barriers

As Katie Taylor faces her toughest test in the ring against Amanda Serrano in New York this weekend, Paul O'Flynn traces her journey to greatness and what made her the fighter she is today.

Ireland • 29 Apr 22

The fighters face off ahead of Saturday's main event

Katie takes centre stage as Jake shakes on a wild wager

Having vowed to keep his often outrageous personality out of proceedings ahead of the biggest ever fight in women's boxing, in the end, Jake Paul just couldn't help himself.

Boxing • 29 Apr 22

Katie Taylor speaks to the media ahead of her world title fight in New York

'Train to win' - Katie unconcerned with underdog status

Katie Taylor is not concerned whether she enters the ring on Saturday night as favourite or underdog as she puts her world titles on the line against Amanda Serrano.

Boxing • 28 Apr 22

(L-R) Eddie Hearn, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul at the Empire State Building

Hearn: Taylor fight up there with Mayweather-Pacquiao

Eddie Hearn is convinced Katie Taylor's showdown with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden "will blow the doors off women's boxing and boxing in general".

Boxing • 28 Apr 22

Eddie Hearn with his fighter Katie Taylor and opponent and promoter Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul at the Empire State Building

Hearn hints at homecoming clash for Katie Taylor

Before a punch has been thrown in anger in New York, Katie Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn is already pondering a future fight that could see the Bray native finally fight in front of her home crowd.

Boxing • 28 Apr 22

Jake Paul raises the hand of Amanda Serrano during the public workout at Madison Square Garden

Taylor-Serrano joins big leagues on a busy week in NYC

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano came face to face in Manhattan, as fight week officially kicked off in New York City on Tuesday.

Boxing • 27 Apr 22

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano pose for a photo at the Empire State Building

Taylor: It's the best versus the best

Katie Taylor says her showdown with Amanda Serrano this weekend will showcase the two best fighters in the sport in their historic clash at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 26 Apr 22

Katie Taylor and Eddie Hearn have proved the perfect pair to bring women's boxing to the world stage

Making of a superfight: How Taylor v Serrano came to be

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano always seemed destined to fight at some point, but Saturday night's history-making Madison Square Garden headliner has been years in the making.

Boxing • 26 Apr 22

The king of New York - John Duddy won all nine fights at Madison Square Garden

The iconic Madison Square Garden and the Fighting Irish

The Irish have been filling New York boxing venues for over 100 years, and now Katie Taylor arrives into the Big Apple becoming the first woman boxer to headline Madison Square Garden.

Boxing • 26 Apr 22

Katie Taylor takes a break from her training session in Connecticut

'I don't want to be famous - I want to be the best'

Katie Taylor says the magnitude of her upcoming showdown with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden is not lost on her as she seeks to inspire a generation of fans.

Boxing • 21 Apr 22

Promoting the big New York fight - (L-R) Eddie Hearn, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul

Paul charts his path from YouTuber to boxer-promoter

Jake Paul believes that Katie Taylor is totally deserving of her superstar status, however, the YouTube star turned professional boxer and promoter says that the Olympic champion should stick to her own gameplan if she harbours any ambitions of beating Amanda Serrano.

Boxing • 17 Apr 22

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano pose for pictures during the media tour ahead of the fight

Serrano sister sequel will outdo one-sided original

Katie Taylor takes on Amanda Serrano at New York's Madison Square Garden on 30 April, and the Irish boxing legend has already faced one half of the Puerto Rican sister act.

Boxing • 13 Mar 22