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Irish Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Katie Taylor sparks marriage speculation as she's pictured with 'wedding ring'
Katie Taylor has sparked speculation about wedding bells after being pictured wearing what appears to be a wedding ring. The legendary boxer was spotted wearing a ring on her left ring finger during the build-up to her fight with Amanda Serrano earlier this month, a bout which Taylor won to take her record against the Puerto Rican to 3-0. Taylor has made no comments to suggest that she has tied the knot, however, it does appear that she has been wearing the ring for a number of months now, with a first sighting in April of this year as she promoted her trilogy bout with Serrano. A notoriously private person, Taylor has only made very few comments about her romantic life in the past. In an interview with The Athletic some time ago, the 2012 Olympic champion revealed that questions about her relationship status are her least favourite. She said: "Probably the question about relationships. That's another question people always ask. I guess people are just interested in my personal life. Katie Taylor "I get it all the time. It's a bit annoying at times but I'm just polite and get on with it. I don't think male boxers get asked it, though." In an interview with the Irish Mirror in 2019, Taylor went into greater detail on her romantic life. "I'm not [seeing anyone] at the moment, I really genuinely haven't got the time," she commented at the time. "I'm just out in America training hard at the moment but who knows what could happen in the future." And in her 2019 documentary, she said: "Sometimes I think I'm a bit too single-minded where I only think about the next flight. "I'm not too sure whether I want to get married, whether I want to have kids." Katie Taylor wearing a ring on her left ring finger as she faces off with Amanda Serrano earlier this month (Image: (Photo by)) "I don't think I'd be able for that. I can hardly look after myself. "I've definitely had opportunities where I've been in relationships with guys and stuff, but it's never really worked out. "They just weren't the right guy, I guess. And I always felt like life was a lot easier as a single person when I am training so much. And I'm very, very happy as a single person as well, but I don't regret any decisions I've made." Taylor returned to the ring earlier this month, turning in a dominant display as she beat Serrano by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York. There had been speculation that the 'Bray Bomber' was set to retire after the bout, and she even hinted at hanging up her gloves in the aftermath of the contest, however, there has been no clarification on her fighting future yet. One thing that would likely keep her going would be a fight at Croke Park. However, promoter Eddie Hearn has poured cold water on such an event happening, telling the Irish Mirror: "When you look at Croke Park, I just don't think the people there are massive fans of boxing,". "I think they're fans of Katie Taylor, but I just don't think they really like boxing. But Katie Taylor is beyond boxing. "I mean, she's sport, but she's also history and heritage. And probably one of the greatest ever athletes from that country. Now you see the sports minister saying, after she beat Serrano, 'yeah, we should look at bringing Katie Taylor to Croke Park'. "We don't want handouts. We just want parity between Croke Park and Wembley Stadium in terms of the cost being the same. "But I don't know if she'll fight again. It probably is 50-50. And it's the first time I've ever heard her say, 'if I fight again'. But I think if we could go to Croke Park, that would certainly maybe twist her arm."
The 42
2 days ago
- Business
- The 42
Eddie Hearn: 'I just don't think the people at Croke Park are massive fans of boxing'
EDDIE HEARN BELIEVES that only a fight at Croke Park would motivate Katie Taylor to box again, but the promoter is not particularly optimistic that he will get the opportunity to stage an event at the home of GAA. After Taylor closed the book on her rivalry with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden, New York, earlier this month, the 39-year-old was for the first time non-committal on her future, admitting during her post-fight press conference that she would consider retirement having definitively seen off her career nemesis. A Taylor fight at Croke Park was initially explored following the Bray woman's first victory over Serrano at MSG in April 2022. However, Croke Park's rental cost and a lack of financial support from the Irish state — ministerial changeovers in the years since have partly contributed to the latter — have dissuaded Matchroom from pushing forward with the event. The 42 understands that the total cost of a fight night at Croke Park would be somewhere in the region of €1.1 million, which is more than twice what Matchroom have paid to stage equivalent events at London's Wembley Stadium or the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Hearn's efforts to secure financial support from the Irish government to offset some of that difference have so far reached only dead ends, while Croke Park Ltd and its commercial director, Peter McKenna, have held firm with their pricing model. Advertisement And speaking in Belfast as he launched the first ever all-Irish world-title fight between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan, who will meet at Windsor Park on 13 September, the Matchroom chairman expressed his belief that Croke Park Ltd were simply not enamoured by the idea of hosting a boxing event at Ireland's most iconic stadium. 'When you look at Croke Park, I just don't think the people there are massive fans of boxing,' Hearn said. 'I think they're fans of Katie Taylor, but I just don't think they really like boxing. But Katie Taylor is beyond boxing. 'I mean, she's sport — but she's also history and heritage, and probably one of the greatest ever athletes from that country. 'Now you see the sports minister (Charlie McConalogue) saying after she beat Serrano, 'Yeah, we should look at bringing Katie Taylor to Croke Park'. 'We don't want handouts. We just want parity between Croke Park and Wembley Stadium in terms of the cost being the same. 'But I don't know if she'll fight again,' Hearn said of Taylor. 'It probably is 50-50. And it's the first time I've ever heard her say, 'if I fight again'. 'But I think if we could go to Croke Park, that would certainly maybe twist her arm.' Welterweights Crocker and Donovan will fight at the home of Northern Irish football for the IBF welterweight world title in September in a rematch of their compelling, controversial initial meeting at Belfast's SSE Arena in March. Crocker, who won the original bout via disqualification when Donovan dropped him after the bell had sounded to end the eighth round, will again be the hometown boxer as he seeks to become Northern Ireland's first world champion since Carl Frampton. And Hearn credited the Northern Irish football association (IFA), Windsor Park stakeholders, and the Northern Ireland Executive who are all expected to contribute financially to September's sporting occasion in Belfast. 'We never want a handout. We just want a partnership where we can receive support to make it as big an event as we'd like to,' Hearn said. 'The Irish FA, the government, and Windsor Park realised the magnitude of this event and how great it could be — especially for a local boy like Lewis Crocker, but also the history of fighting for a world championship.'
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Eddie Hearn: 'I just don't think the people at Croke Park are fans of boxing'
Eddie Hearn has questioned how committed Croke Park and the GAA are to delivering a Katie Taylor fight. The undisputed super-lightweight champion has made clear her dream to fight at GAA Headquarters in recent years and again reiterated it after her recent win over Amanda Serrano. However, to date Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, Croke Park and the GAA have been unable to come to an agreement to stage an event at the stadium, with the cost of renting the venue a massive stumbling block. "When you look at Croke Park, I just don't think the people there are massive fans of boxing," Hearn told the Irish Mirror at Windsor Park on Monday. "I think they're fans of Katie Taylor, but I just don't think they really like boxing. But Katie Taylor is beyond boxing. "I mean, she's sport, but she's also history and heritage. And probably one of the greatest ever athletes from that country. Now you see the sports minister saying, after she beat Serrano, 'yeah, we should look at bringing Katie Taylor to Croke Park'. "We don't want handouts. We just want parity between Croke Park and Wembley Stadium in terms of the cost being the same. "But I don't know if she'll fight again. It probably is 50-50. And it's the first time I've ever heard her say, 'if I fight again'. But I think if we could go to Croke Park, that would certainly maybe twist her arm." Katie Taylor celebrates after defeating Amanda Serrano (Image:for Netfli) Hearn was speaking ahead of a press conference to promote the upcoming world welterweight title fight between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan in Belfast. The bout takes place at Windsor Park on September 13 and the promoter says the IFA and Northern Ireland government really bought into the event. "We never want a handout. We just want a partnership where we can receive support to make it as big an event as we'd like to," he explained. "The Irish FA, the government and Windsor Park realised the magnitude of this event and how great it could be especially for a local boy like Lewis Crocker but also the history of fighting for a world championship."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Taylor's fighting talk inspires tourists
Jack Conan has revealed that a video message from Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor helped inspire the Lions' memorable comeback in their series-clinching victory over Australia. Olympic gold medallist and undisputed world super lightweight champion Taylor urged the touring party to dig deep in a good luck message before the second Test in Melbourne. The Lions took heed of Taylor's encouragement after overturning an 18-point deficit to win 29-26. "The video was unbelievably poignant and powerful. It spoke about being prepared to win with skill, but also being ready to win by will," said Ireland number eight Conan. "That was something that was massively summed up in the game because we were not at our best at all. "It's huge because she comes from the town I'm from. I'm incredibly proud of where I come from and I know Katie is as well. "She's gone on to achieve incredible feats in the boxing world. To be such a superstar, incredibly humble and driven is something that we leant on as well because we knew that Australia are a hugely proud nation and they showed it in spades. "Everyone loved it, even the English and the Scottish boys and the Welsh boy - it resonated with everyone. It was unbelievably poignant, it was class. It really hit home for us." Listen: Sport's Strangest Crimes - Bloodgate Listen to the latest Rugby Union Weekly podcast
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Taylor's fighting talk inspires tourists
Jack Conan has revealed that a video message from Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor helped inspire the Lions' memorable comeback in their series-clinching victory over gold medallist and undisputed world super lightweight champion Taylor urged the touring party to dig deep in a good luck message before the second Test in Melbourne. The Lions took heed of Taylor's encouragement after overturning an 18-point deficit to win 29-26."The video was unbelievably poignant and powerful. It spoke about being prepared to win with skill, but also being ready to win by will," said Ireland number eight Conan."That was something that was massively summed up in the game because we were not at our best at all."It's huge because she comes from the town I'm from. I'm incredibly proud of where I come from and I know Katie is as well."She's gone on to achieve incredible feats in the boxing world. To be such a superstar, incredibly humble and driven is something that we leant on as well because we knew that Australia are a hugely proud nation and they showed it in spades."Everyone loved it, even the English and the Scottish boys and the Welsh boy - it resonated with everyone. It was unbelievably poignant, it was class. It really hit home for us."
