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How Taylor finally landed dream Croke Park swansong
Key takeaways
- Taylor and Flora Pili will fight for the undisputed light-welterweight title at Croke Park on 5 September
- "I'm definitely going to have to hold back the tears," says Katie Taylor when the prospect of stepping out into Croke Park for her fighting farewell is raised.
- Promoter Eddie Hearn predicts "there won't be a dry eye in the house" when Taylor appears in front of an expected crowd of 80,000 - yet another seminal moment for a fighter who has broken boundaries time and again.
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Taylor and Flora Pili will fight for the undisputed light-welterweight title at Croke Park on 5 September
"I'm definitely going to have to hold back the tears," says Katie Taylor when the prospect of stepping out into Croke Park for her fighting farewell is raised.
It was a task almost beyond her manager Brian Peters at Friday's news conference to announce the long-awaited appearance for one of Ireland's greatest sporting icons, who will sign off on an extraordinary career on 5 September at a venue as revered as its headline act.
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