WATCH: Barry Keoghan narrates Katie Taylor’s journey in countdown to big fight
Actor Barry Keoghan has narrated a promotional video for Katie Taylor's final professional boxing match at Croke Park. The event marks the conclusion of Taylor's career and will be broadcast live on RTÉ.
Why it matters
Katie Taylor is a significant cultural figure in Ireland, and this fight represents a major milestone in women's professional boxing.
ACTOR BARRY KEOGHAN has narrated the official promotional video for Katie Taylor’s final fight this weekend in Croke Park.
On Saturday, Taylor will call time on an illustrious boxing career with a homecoming bout against Flora Pili in a sold-out Croke Park.
The fight, organised by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and Aiken Promotions, is for the undisputed super-lightweight world title.
“You know, it’s a funny thing, greatness,” says Keoghan in the video which charts Taylor’s beginnings in Bray.
“It’s rarely, rarely found in the loudest voice,” he continues.
“If you have to shout you’ve got it, probably never had it in the first place.”
Keoghan goes on to remark that “back when the boxing world believed that it only belonged to boys, a girl walks into the gym”.
“Fighting not as ‘Katie’, but as ‘K’ from Bray.
“A path only exists because someone was willing to walk first.
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