Katie Taylor: Irish fighter faces Flora Palin in long-awaited farewell Croke Park fight

Katie Taylor will bring the curtain down on her decorated career with a farewell fight against Flora Pili at Croke Park on September 5.

Taylor will compete against the French fighter Pele in the first boxing match since Muhammad Ali’s victory over Al Blue’ Lewis in July 1972 to become a three-time undefeated champion.

The 39-year-old Irishwoman hasn’t boxed since finishing A. A clean sweep of a triple over Amanda Serrano last July at New York’s Madison Square Garden; which saw her retain her undisputed light-welterweight title.