Katie Taylor reaffirmed her need for a rematch with Amanda Serrano in Dublin after comfortably beating Argentina’s Karen Elizabeth Carbajal at Wembley Arena.
Taylor, 36, turned in one other basic efficiency, outclassing Carbajal to retain her undisputed light-weight titles with a unanimous factors determination.
The Bray Bomber prolonged her unbeaten report to 22 fights and stated she now desires to face Serrano once more, after beating the Puerto Rican by way of a break up determination on an historic evening for women’s boxing at Madison Square Garden in April.
“We want the fight at Croke Park, 80,000 people,” Taylor stated in her post-fight interview. “Every single person here will want to be there. It will be the biggest event in women’s boxing history.”
Taylor paid tribute to her travelling followers who had made the journey to Wembley, including: “They’re amazing. Thank you so much everyone.
“It’s been an amazing six years as a professional, but the best is yet to come and I can’t wait for Croke Park next year.”
Taylor and Serrano made history by turning into the primary girls to headline a boxing occasion on the iconic New York venue and the pair placed on an exhilarating spectacle.
Promoter Eddie Hearn stated: “We had everything in motion with Croke Park, with the authorities. September 15 this year, we were looking to go there for the rematch.
“Amanda Serrano is saying the right things now, but time won’t wait for Amanda Serrano. We hope it’s her, but it doesn’t matter who it is. But it has to be Ireland.”
“She’s obviously a tough, tough fighter. She had everything to gain coming here tonight. But I think I boxed very smart, she was very awkward at times and I’m just delighted to get another victory.
“That’s 22 fights, 22 wins, still undefeated, still undisputed, that’s what it’s all about.”
Taylor regarded again on her profession after making her skilled debut six years in the past and stated: “It hasn’t been bad, I have to say.
“It’s been a brilliant six years and thanks so much to Eddie for giving me this opportunity to headline another show.
“Women’s boxing is here at these heights because of the likes of Eddie for giving us these opportunities, so thank you so much Eddie.”
Taylor proved a step too far for Argentina’s Carbajal, 32, from Buenos Aires, who proved a worthy challenger however misplaced for the primary time in 20 fights after coming second greatest in all departments.
Taylor, who turned skilled in 2016, confirmed superior hand pace, footwork and larger accuracy, and pressed dwelling her benefit in the second half of the bout.
Carbajal got here out swinging in the penultimate ninth spherical and was minimize on the fitting aspect of her face following an unintended conflict of heads.
Taylor had the combat received heading into the ultimate spherical, however in typical trend chased a grandstand end as two looping proper fingers jolted her opponent, who was comfortably overwhelmed.
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