Katie Taylor vs. Flora Pili live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for today's retirement fight
Katie Taylor concluded her legendary boxing career with a unanimous decision victory over Flora Pili at Croke Park in Dublin. The event drew a record-breaking crowd of 83,000 fans, marking a historic moment for women's sports in Ireland.
Why it matters
Taylor's retirement marks the end of an era for one of the most influential female athletes in history, highlighting the massive commercial growth of women's boxing.
The greatest women's fighter of all time bowed out of the sport, doing what she does best: making history.Katie Taylor defeated Flora Pili by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 98-91) at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday to become the undisputed super lightweight champion for a second time. Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs), Uncrowned's No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, is a two-division, three-time undisputed world champion. She previously held the undisputed lightweight title.Taylor had dreamed of fighting at Croke Park — Ireland's national stadium — since she first laced up a pair of gloves, but nobody quite believed she would be popular enough to do so. For her farewell bout, Taylor's longtime promoter, Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, decided to gamble and stage her last bout at Croke Park.The concern that it wouldn't sell was entirely unwarranted.
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