Emotional Taylor steps on to the scales one final time
Summary
Katie Taylor, a two-weight undisputed boxing champion from Ireland, is preparing for her final professional fight at Croke Park. At the weigh-in event held at Trinity College, both Taylor and her opponent Flora Pili made weight under the light-welterweight limit, with thousands of fans attending to see the moment.Key Facts
- Katie Taylor is ending her professional boxing career with a final fight scheduled at Croke Park.
- The weigh-in took place at Trinity College in Dublin, where both fighters weighed in under the 10 stone (63.5 kg) limit.
- Taylor has never missed weight in her 26-fight career.
- The fight is an undisputed light-welterweight bout between Taylor and Flora Pili.
- All 80,000 tickets for the fight have been sold.
- Flora Pili has 12 wins and aims to make a name by challenging Taylor.
- Women were only allowed to study at Trinity College starting in 1975; Taylor is a symbolic figure breaking barriers.
- Taylor showed emotion at the weigh-in, thanking fans and reflecting on her career highlights, including her Olympic wins.
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