4 days ago
- 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.
