Nov 05 2024 62 mins 1
Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano – the rematch is here. We’re joined today by Gavan Casey from The 42, who’s chronicled so much of Taylor’s career to date with consistency and insight. In April 2022 the pair had a war for the ages at Madison Square Garden in New York. Taylor got the nod – with a few shaky moments in the middle. The rematch – and even a trilogy – was immediately suggested but getting it on again has proved difficult. A Dublin date fell through, with Taylor going on to fight Chantelle Cameron twice and become a two-weight undisputed champ, while Serrano’s since become a 12-round fighter and undisputed featherweight champ. Now they meet again at 138lb at Arlington Stadium in Texas on a Netflix-screened card with the circus fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul as its main attraction. We chat with Gav about covering Taylor’s career around the globe, the amazing scenes in the Big Apple for the first Taylor-Serrano bout, the remarkable resilience shown by Taylor to bounce back from her first defeat and a look ahead to what might be coming next for the Bray bomber, win or lose. We also chat about Jake Paul’s role in it all, where the Saudis might come in and the Brian Peters influence on all things Katie.
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