6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1172+ words) KATIE TAYLOR MADE the decision even before the clacker signalled the final 10 seconds of her boxing career. ‘One more time’ had been the order of the week, and one more time Taylor threw her fists with wanton abandon, Flora Pili…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (167+ words) A PEAK AUDIENCE of 1.6 million viewers watched Katie Taylor’s final fight, which was broadcast free-to-air on RTÉ2 on Saturday night. An additional 552,000 tuned in via RTÉ Player to watch the Bray native defeat Flora Pili to become a three-time undisputed champion…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) KATIE TAYLOR SAID her Croke Park finale was “everything I expected, and more” as she retired from professional boxing as a three-time undisputed world champion on Saturday night. Taylor signed off on an iconic sporting career by bringing boxing back…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (537+ words) EVEN IN THOSE quiet moments when Katie Taylor dared to dream, could she possibly have dreamed of a night like this? The entire night was a singular moment in the long and storied history of a stadium that is not…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (144+ words) the42.ie Watch: Emotional scenes as Katie Taylor savours final moments in ring at Croke Park KATIE TAYLOR DEFEATED Flora Pilli by unanimous decision to call time on her legendary boxing career with a fairytale farewell in Croke Park. There were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (922+ words) KATIE TAYLOR WENT out as she came in 30-odd years ago, her canvas oiled in a masterpiece. In a whir of leather, she punched out of work for the final time, stinging Flora Pili like an angry swarm of bees…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (346+ words) A CONTENTIOUS ENDING marred the chief-support bout to Katie Taylor’s undisputed clash with Flora Pili, with Dublin heavyweight Thomas Carty (now 11-1, 9KOs, 1NC) enduring a no-contest against fancied Englishman Dave Allen (now 27-9-2, 1NC, 20KOs) at Croke Park. Carty, previously 11-1, 9KOs, was clipped around the back…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (68+ words) The 42 LIVE: Katie Taylor v Flora Pili, Croke Park farewell To embed this post, copy the code below on your site - Defamation Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. - Racism or Hate speech An attack on an individual…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1047+ words) THE BOXERS CAPABLE of selling 80-plus-thousand tickets, even in their home country, can be counted on one hand. Four of them are male and three of them are heavyweights. Two of them — Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua — would probably require…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (227+ words) AFTER WEEKS OF controversy, the Sydney Swans opened their AFL finals series by defeating Conor McKenna’s Brisbane Lions by 53 points to reach the last four. With five players suspended by the club for the remainder of the season following an…...