Taylor's 'dream ending to a dream career'
Boxing legend Katie Taylor has retired following a final victory at Croke Park in Dublin. The 40-year-old undisputed champion concluded her 30-year career in front of 83,000 fans.
Why it matters
Taylor is a pioneering figure in women's boxing, and her retirement marks the end of a transformative era for the sport in Ireland and globally.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Katie Taylor retires with a record of 26 wins and one defeat
Katie Taylor addressed the Croke Park crowd as she paid tribute to her mother Bridget, but her extended family of 83,000 inside Croke Park and many more tuning in will have known this one was for them too.
Fairytale endings in boxing are a rarity, but Taylor is no ordinary fighter and her swansong proved as extraordinary as the fighter and person.
After 30 years lacing up the gloves, Taylor, 40, sails off into the sunset after the most perfect of farewells in front of 83,000 adoring fans at Dublin's iconic Croke Park, just three miles from the scene of her first official bout 25 years earlier.
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