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Irish Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Pumped up Eddie Hearn leads sing-song as Katie Taylor has her say
A jovial Eddie Hearn kickstarted a sing-song in honour of Katie Taylor after her impressive victory against Amanda Serrano, and the Bray boxer only had nice things to say about his singing abilities. The pair teamed up in 2016 after Taylor inquired about turning pro. They have spent a remarkable nine years working together, during which time he has helped promote Taylor to become one of the biggest names in boxing. Throughout her professional career, Hearn has been ever-present with Team Taylor and walked out of Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a tri-colour draped around his neck. And after her win, an ecstatic Hearn led the famous Ole, ole, ole chant while wearing an Irish-branded bucket hat. Hearn playfully then put on an Irish accent, which Taylor described as 'spot on'. Hearn was less ecstatic when asked about Netflix's scoring of the event. The streaming giant scored the bout as a draw, but Taylor was scored a 97-93 winner on two of the three scorecards. "I mean, if you want to listen to Netflix scoring it 95-95 .... How can you give Serrano five rounds?" he told IFL. "If I was really, really, really generous, I give her three rounds. And after the seventh round, she was kind of... she was so deflated, she couldn't win a round. "Katie's feet were too fast, it was an absolute schooling. "Just a complete masterclass, so proud of her, she's the greatest female fighter of all time, 3-0." Taylor said post-fight that she still has dreams about fighting in Croke Park, and that seems like one of the few reasons Taylor has to fight again. Now 39, she ended the trilogy in the most convincing of fashions. A trilogy bout against Chantelle Cameron could possibly be her next move but Taylor did say she would take time to decide her future.
USA Today
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Jake Paul, Mike Tyson bet big money on Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have come together to make a friendly (albeit expensive) wager on the highly anticipated Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano trilogy fight. Paul on Monday posted an Instagram video of a Facetime call in which he proposes a $1 million bet that Tyson, as he appears to be smoking a blunt, gladly accepts. Paul backs Serrano, while Tyson is Team Taylor. As it stands, the odds are in Paul's favor to win the bet – but not by much. According to DraftKings, Serrano is a -175 favorite, with Taylor listed +140. Tyson, however, has history on his side as Taylor has won their two previous fights. In 2022, Taylor edged Serrano by split decision. Then last November, the two put on an instant classic as the co-main event to Paul vs. Tyson, with Taylor winning a hard-fought unanimous decision amidst some headbutting controversy, which resulted in a nasty cut over Serrano's right eye. Taylor vs. Serrano 3 takes place Friday night from Madison Square Garden and will serve as the headliner to an all-women's boxing card that streams on Netflix boxing.
The Age
26-06-2025
- The Age
Struck off but still raising cash: CFMEU-pushed sick kids' charity that is yet to deliver
Separately, union insiders have long queried why the CFMEU supported boxing and other charity events run by gangland figure Mick Gatto, who is currently being probed by the federal police as a part of an investigation into suspected organised crime in the building industry. The Team Taylor Foundation was set up by Henry and his family following the death of his 13-year-old daughter Taylor Henry from a rare heart infection in January 2018. For six years, CFMEU members and their subcontractor employers poured thousands of dollars into the foundation at events held at work sites across Melbourne, including many of the government's Big Build sites. According to its Instagram page, the Team Taylor Foundation raised $808,000 over six years selling merchandise like hoodies, T-shirts, beanies and hats. That figure could be higher, with some earlier toolbox fundraising events not including the amount raised and the foundation conducting at least two other fundraisers on GoFundMe raising $14,155 and $2620. The foundation raised money at boxing events featuring now Australian welterweight champion Jason 'Mayhem' Mallia and three major fundraising nights at Moonee Valley Racecourse. The foundation also sponsored Mallia in at least one fight, according to its social media page. Yet, Team Taylor distributed hardly any of the cash it raised from CFMEU members and their employers. It posted on social media that it had made a $7000 gift to Taylor's high school in 2018 and signed a two-year sponsorship of a junior suburban football team in regional Victoria. Henry confirmed to this masthead that most of the money raised was not distributed but insisted the rest of the cash raised remained in a bank account. Team Taylor Foundation stopped its fundraising activities in mid-July 2024 and began selling its merchandise at steep discounts. The last post on the foundation's Instagram page was on July 12, 2024. Loading The next day, a joint media investigation led by this masthead and 60 Minutes revealed organised crime gangs and bikies had corrupted the CMFEU and were running rampant on Victoria's Big Build sites. Henry, a CFMEU delegate, was forced from his role as a union shop steward soon after that investigation – though he insisted to this masthead that he was currently out of work due to the poor economy. According to a 2018 video launching the charity and featuring Henry speaking to CMFEU members at a work site, he said Team Taylor aimed to honour his daughter's memory and to help disadvantaged families facing similar issues. 'The goal of the foundation is to supply scholarships to kids, whether it's sporting, academic or community, because Taylor won a scholarship from grade six to year seven, and then she also won another scholarship from year eight for the rest of her high school career, but she never got to receive it because she passed away,' Henry says in the video. 'And the big one that we're aiming for - whether it takes years, it's irrelevant, because we signed up for 99 years for the foundation - so the big one we're aiming for is to buy a unit or a house within walking distance to the Children's Hospital.' Henry in March confirmed the charity had not spent the money on those stated aims, adding that the money raised has been kept in a bank account that is only accessible by the foundation. He spoke to this masthead with his partner, Taylor's mother, present. At the time, Henry said the foundation was changing accountants and would be preparing the full set of missing accounts for the regulator. He said the charity's new accountant had recommended not providing any financial information for this story. Contacted again this month, Henry confirmed the charity had not filed any accounts since that meeting but claimed he had spoken to his accountants that day about pulling the foundation's books and records together. Henry said the accounts would be ready in due course and that he accepted that 'we had f---ed up big time' in maintaining the charity's books and records. He again insisted the money sat in the foundation's bank account. Henry provided an email from Team Taylor's new accountant, Mark Magri, that confirmed Magri was producing eight years of accounts for the foundation and had not 'found anything untoward'. The email added: 'Perhaps confirm [to the journalists] that the funds of the charity have always been recycled into purchasing stock, running events and not for personal gain. The bank statements confirm this.' Contacted on Thursday, Henry provided messages from his accountant indicating the foundation had this week filed five years of accounts for the charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The ACNC's website still shows the charity's status as 'revoked'. Henry also hit back at suggestions that workers had been heavied into donating to the cause. 'You can print this any day of the week: That is complete and utter bulls---,' he said. 'I stand in front of, whether it's 10 people or 100 people, and I tell our daughter's story in detail. 'Workers have fainted because I go into depth about three open-heart surgeries, everything, everything that has happened to us personally, I stand there and talk to these workers about and once I finish that, which is a 15 to 20-minute talk, from me to them, we have our tubs of merchandise there … if people want to buy something, they can come and buy something.' The foundation's constitution allows for the group to be wound up voluntarily by special resolution. That resolution would allow the charity to transfer its assets – including any cash – to a fund or institution that has purposes similar to the Team Taylor Foundation. Henry said he and his partner would not be closing down the foundation and it still hoped to build a house for short-term accommodation for families with children with similar conditions to their daughter's. 'It's never, never crossed our mind to wind up,' Henry said.
Sydney Morning Herald
26-06-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Struck off but still raising cash: CFMEU-pushed sick kids' charity that is yet to deliver
Separately, union insiders have long queried why the CFMEU supported boxing and other charity events run by gangland figure Mick Gatto, who is currently being probed by the federal police as a part of an investigation into suspected organised crime in the building industry. The Team Taylor Foundation was set up by Henry and his family following the death of his 13-year-old daughter Taylor Henry from a rare heart infection in January 2018. For six years, CFMEU members and their subcontractor employers poured thousands of dollars into the foundation at events held at work sites across Melbourne, including many of the government's Big Build sites. According to its Instagram page, the Team Taylor Foundation raised $808,000 over six years selling merchandise like hoodies, T-shirts, beanies and hats. That figure could be higher, with some earlier toolbox fundraising events not including the amount raised and the foundation conducting at least two other fundraisers on GoFundMe raising $14,155 and $2620. The foundation raised money at boxing events featuring now Australian welterweight champion Jason 'Mayhem' Mallia and three major fundraising nights at Moonee Valley Racecourse. The foundation also sponsored Mallia in at least one fight, according to its social media page. Yet, Team Taylor distributed hardly any of the cash it raised from CFMEU members and their employers. It posted on social media that it had made a $7000 gift to Taylor's high school in 2018 and signed a two-year sponsorship of a junior suburban football team in regional Victoria. Henry confirmed to this masthead that most of the money raised was not distributed but insisted the rest of the cash raised remained in a bank account. Team Taylor Foundation stopped its fundraising activities in mid-July 2024 and began selling its merchandise at steep discounts. The last post on the foundation's Instagram page was on July 12, 2024. Loading The next day, a joint media investigation led by this masthead and 60 Minutes revealed organised crime gangs and bikies had corrupted the CMFEU and were running rampant on Victoria's Big Build sites. Henry, a CFMEU delegate, was forced from his role as a union shop steward soon after that investigation – though he insisted to this masthead that he was currently out of work due to the poor economy. According to a 2018 video launching the charity and featuring Henry speaking to CMFEU members at a work site, he said Team Taylor aimed to honour his daughter's memory and to help disadvantaged families facing similar issues. 'The goal of the foundation is to supply scholarships to kids, whether it's sporting, academic or community, because Taylor won a scholarship from grade six to year seven, and then she also won another scholarship from year eight for the rest of her high school career, but she never got to receive it because she passed away,' Henry says in the video. 'And the big one that we're aiming for - whether it takes years, it's irrelevant, because we signed up for 99 years for the foundation - so the big one we're aiming for is to buy a unit or a house within walking distance to the Children's Hospital.' Henry in March confirmed the charity had not spent the money on those stated aims, adding that the money raised has been kept in a bank account that is only accessible by the foundation. He spoke to this masthead with his partner, Taylor's mother, present. At the time, Henry said the foundation was changing accountants and would be preparing the full set of missing accounts for the regulator. He said the charity's new accountant had recommended not providing any financial information for this story. Contacted again this month, Henry confirmed the charity had not filed any accounts since that meeting but claimed he had spoken to his accountants that day about pulling the foundation's books and records together. Henry said the accounts would be ready in due course and that he accepted that 'we had f---ed up big time' in maintaining the charity's books and records. He again insisted the money sat in the foundation's bank account. Henry provided an email from Team Taylor's new accountant, Mark Magri, that confirmed Magri was producing eight years of accounts for the foundation and had not 'found anything untoward'. The email added: 'Perhaps confirm [to the journalists] that the funds of the charity have always been recycled into purchasing stock, running events and not for personal gain. The bank statements confirm this.' Contacted on Thursday, Henry provided messages from his accountant indicating the foundation had this week filed five years of accounts for the charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The ACNC's website still shows the charity's status as 'revoked'. Henry also hit back at suggestions that workers had been heavied into donating to the cause. 'You can print this any day of the week: That is complete and utter bulls---,' he said. 'I stand in front of, whether it's 10 people or 100 people, and I tell our daughter's story in detail. 'Workers have fainted because I go into depth about three open-heart surgeries, everything, everything that has happened to us personally, I stand there and talk to these workers about and once I finish that, which is a 15 to 20-minute talk, from me to them, we have our tubs of merchandise there … if people want to buy something, they can come and buy something.' The foundation's constitution allows for the group to be wound up voluntarily by special resolution. That resolution would allow the charity to transfer its assets – including any cash – to a fund or institution that has purposes similar to the Team Taylor Foundation. Henry said he and his partner would not be closing down the foundation and it still hoped to build a house for short-term accommodation for families with children with similar conditions to their daughter's. 'It's never, never crossed our mind to wind up,' Henry said.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Blake Lively Loses Another Friend As New Hollywood Star Seemingly Chooses Taylor Swift's Side
's tight-knit inner circle may be shifting as another Hollywood A-lister seemingly appears to be taking 's side as the "It Ends With Us" drama continues. Once a staple of Swift's so-called 'girl gang,' Lively is now noticeably absent from the singer's orbit, as her legal battle with actor and producer escalates. Despite their decade-long friendship, one that began in 2014 and included vacations, public outings, and even Taylor Swift naming characters in her lyrics after Blake Lively's children, multiple sources indicate that the two are taking a break from their once-close bond. The ripple effect of Lively's legal drama appears to be impacting her other friendships as well. British model , once a mutual friend of both Swift and Lively, is said to have cut ties with Lively. While there was no falling out, a source claims Delevingne has not spoken to her in months and doesn't plan to reconnect. 'She likes to keep her circle small, and only surrounds herself with people who she can trust,' the insider explained to Daily Mail. Delevingne, who has known Swift since their 2013 meeting at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and appeared in the 'Bad Blood' video alongside Lively, has remained close with the pop star. The two were last seen together in May 2024 when Swift traveled to London to support Delevingne's performance in Cabaret. 'Cara does not like to be involved in any drama, and she is very supportive of her friends,' another source said. 'She considers Taylor to be one of her closest friends and she does not approve of the way that the events of the past several months have unfolded.' and , both longtime members of Swift's inner circle, have also seemingly distanced themselves from Lively. Hadid, who once described Lively as a 'magical friend,' is no longer publicly connected with the actress. Sophie Turner, who once gushed over Lively's honesty about pregnancy, hasn't hesitated to distance herself either. Turner famously found refuge in Swift's $50 million Tribeca compound during her 2023 custody battle with , and insiders say their bond has only strengthened since. Now, both stars appear firmly on Team Taylor, leaving Lively to fend for herself amid a headline-making friendship breakdown. Not to mention, Swift hasn't been publicly spotted with Lively since October 2024, and her squad has reportedly 'battened down the hatches' to protect the singer from further scandal. This comes after sources confirm that a subpoena issued to the pop icon was quietly dropped by Baldoni's legal team, who had initially sought to explore her rumored involvement in the film's behind-the-scenes decisions. Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, allegedly encouraged Swift to speak out publicly in defense of Lively, hinting that if she didn't, certain private text messages in Lively's possession could make their way into the spotlight. Ultimately, the subpoena was withdrawn on May 22. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Swift had been asked to testify in the ongoing dispute. However, it now appears that she will not be involved. Most recently, Swift's conspicuous absence from the 2025 American Music Awards, where she was nominated for six awards, left fans puzzled. A source told the Daily Mail, 'She avoided the AMAs because she didn't want to deal with 1,000s of questions about the Blake Lively saga. It's all anyone wants to talk about and Taylor is really tired of it.' The insider added that Swift is eager 'to move on and she does not want to keep dealing with it.' Her no-show came on the heels of her appearance at the Super Bowl earlier this year, and many had anticipated her return to the red carpet. Instead, Swift has opted to stay out of the spotlight, reportedly spending quiet time with her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end . Just last week, the couple was seen indulging in a lavish late-night dinner in West Palm Beach, where they reportedly dropped over $400 on decadent dishes like Wagyu-style beef and lobster risotto.
