Boxing: Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 could be at Croke Park, says Eddie Hearn
In two fights thought to be approved-day classics, Irishwoman Taylor, 38, edged the Puerto Rican on sides in Texas earlier this month and in Fresh York two years ago.
The pair earned occupation-high paydays for every and every fights, with a rematch which used to be chief improve to Jake Paul’s obtain over Mike Tyson and streamed on Netflix to a reported 74 million global viewers.
“I suspect a third fight with Amanda, given the viewership on Netflix and the success of the first fight, would result in no longer lawful the greatest female fight of all time but one of many greatest fights of all time,” Hearn acknowledged.
Taylor, one of many sport’s most embellished athletes, is the undisputed mild-welterweight champion and likewise holds the WBA and WBC mild-weight belts.
Whereas a third fight with 38-year-feeble Serrano remains the priority, Hearn has no longer ruled out a homecoming bout in opposition to a mandatory challenger in spring or summer time 2025.
Among her mandatory challengers are Briton Caroline Dubois at mild-weight and Chantelle Cameron – to whom Taylor lost in Might maybe doubtless maybe well 2023 sooner than avenging the defeat six months later.
“The reality is that Katie hasn’t obtained many fights left however the trilogy with Chantelle Cameron is also no doubt a fight Katie wants,” Hearn acknowledged.
In February 2023, The Gaelic Athletic Affiliation (GAA) acknowledged Matchroom’s refusal to duvet “security prices” used to be the stumbling block that steer clear off a Taylor fight from being staged on the 82,000-skill Croke Park.
Taylor has long spoken of her want to fight there, and Hearn feels the exposure of the rematch could even “kick Croke Park over the line”.
“I don’t must accumulate too angry over it in consequence of we dangle been there sooner than but if we’re ever going to enact it it would be on the wait on of a fight and viewership cherish that,” Hearn acknowledged.