Katie Taylor will fight Flora Pili on Saturday at Croke Park in Dublin in her final professional boxing match, with 80,000 expected to attend the event—the first boxing fight held at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali fought there in 1972 [1, 2, 3].
Taylor holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO super-lightweight titles, and the vacant WBC belt will also be on the line in the fight [2]. She enters with a professional record of 25 wins and one loss, including six stoppage victories [1, 3]. Flora Pili, the unbeaten French challenger, holds a 12-0 record with two knockout wins [1, 3].
Taylor previously was undisputed champion twice, at lightweight and super-lightweight [1, 3]. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female boxers ever and an Irish sporting icon [1, 2, 3]. The fight will be just the third professional bout of Taylor's career held in Ireland, following two bouts against Chantelle Cameron in 2023 [3].
Taylor said ahead of the fight, "I'm not sure if there's any other country in the world where 80,000 people would turn up for a female athlete. I want to put on a performance worthy of everyone's support over the years. This country has travelled around the world to watch me fight" [2]. Former boxer Tony Bellew called the event "the perfect tribute to probably the greatest female boxer that has ever lived in Katie Taylor," praising Pili's style as well [1]. Fellow fighters including Ellie Scotney and Anthony Crolla predicted a memorable farewell performance by Taylor [1].
The fight marks the end of Taylor’s career that began when she turned pro in 2016 after winning Olympic lightweight gold at London 2012 [2, 3]. The event at Croke Park caps off her long run at the top of women’s boxing.
The bout will take place today, September 5, 2026, with all four major super-lightweight belts at stake and a sold-out crowd expected to witness Taylor’s retirement fight [1, 2, 3].
