Katie Taylor to face Flora Pili in Croke Park on September 5th
Michael Bolton
Katie Taylor's farewell fight at Croke Park has been confirmed, as she will face Flora Pili on September 5th.
Taylor defends her WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine titles and fights for the vacant WBC Super Lightweight Championship.
French boxer Pili is unbeaten with a 12-0 record.
It will be the first time a professional boxing event has been staged at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali famously fought Detroit heavyweight Alvin ‘Blue' Lewis back in 1972.
Tickets will officially go on sale on Friday, June 12th on Ticketmaster.
Tickets will be priced from €38.70, with Family ticket packages priced at €125.50.
Pre-sale for Matchroom Boxing Fight Pass members opens at 9am on Wednesday, June 10th.
Lidl customers with the Lidl Plus App will be able to avail of Pre-Sale exclusively from 10am via the Lidl Plus App, with Croke Park residents able to purchase from 10am also.
General sale goes live at 9am on Friday, June 12th. Cusack/Davin and Hogan stand prices start at €38.70 – with tickets for a family of four (in a non-alcohol area of the stadium) at €125.50.
Pitchside prices range from €106.25 to €1,505.50. All tickets via Ticketmaster are subject to a max service charge of €10.50.
Katie Taylor said: "This seems like the perfect way to end it - by becoming Undisputed Champion again in our national stadium which has such a special place in Irish hearts.
"I'm so grateful that it's happening and I can't thank the people of this country enough for the support I have received over the years.
“People have travelled all around the world to follow my career and I'm hoping I can repay some of that with a big performance on September 5th.
"I'm under no illusions that Flora will present a very tough challenge, she's undefeated as a professional and has a good amateur pedigree so I have the utmost respect for her.
“I've been blessed to achieve more than I could ever have dreamed in this sport but fighting at Croke Park really is the icing on the cake.
"I hope it's the kind of event that will inspire a whole new generation to take up sport and follow their passions - that for me would be the greatest legacy I could leave."
Matchroom Sport Chairman, Eddie Hearn expects it to be an evening that will be permanently etched in sporting folklore.
“This is an incredibly proud moment for Matchroom,” said Hearn.
“For everything Katie Taylor has accomplished, and for all those she has inspired along the way, it is absolutely beyond deserved.
From turning over as a professional a decade ago, to fighting in the most iconic stadiums around the world and making history at Madison Square Garden, she’s done it all.
"What a magical adventure it has been. Getting here to Croke Park has been years in the making. But we were never giving up on delivering this dream.
“And to end this special journey together by becoming a three-time Undisputed Champion of the World is indeed the perfect farewell to what has been an extraordinary fairytale.
"The noise when Katie Taylor walks out in front of Croke Park on September 5th – live on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN – will reverberate around the world. She is the ultimate trailblazer for this amazing sport. She is a living legend.
