Katie Taylor beats Flora Pili in the final fight of her boxing career, becoming an undisputed world champion for the third time; the judges score it 100-90, 100-90, 98-91 as Taylor headlines first boxing event at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali fought Al “Blue” Lewis in 1972.
Katie Taylor bid an emotional farewell to boxing as the Irish icon dominated Flora Pili in the final fight of her storied career at a packed out Croke Park on Saturday.
The 40-year-old stormed to a unanimous decision victory to clinch the vacant WBC super-lightweight belt and bow out as a three-time undisputed world champion with 83,000 fans in attendance at Dublin's historic sporting home.
Taylor, an Olympic champion and two-weight undisputed champion, hangs up her gloves widely-recognised as the greatest female boxer in history and a game-changing pioneer for women's sport.
It marked the first boxing event to be held at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali fought Al "Blue" Lewis on July 19, 1972.
Taylor's win over Pili sees her retire with a professional record of 26-1 having suffered the only blemish of her career in defeat to Chantelle Cameron in May 2023.
"Croke Park, we did it, we brought boxing back to Croke Park," Taylor told DAZN after the fight.
"Every one of you here helped me win. You were with me in London 2012, you got me through the heartbreak of Rio, you stayed with me when I turned pro, you travelled around the world to watch me, now you're here with me.
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"I don't know of any other country that would sell 80,000 tickets, Ireland is the only country.
