The final fight of Katie Taylor’s storied career will be against unbeaten French fighter Flora Pili at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday, Sept. 5.Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) is the undisputed super-lightweight champion, holding the IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine titles at 140 pounds. She has long dreamed of fighting at the iconic Irish venue, and will now get her wish of leaving the sport she has played a huge role in moving forward with a fight on home soil.Pili (12-0) arrives as the mandatory challenger for Taylor’s IBF belt and the top-ranked contender for the WBC title, which was announced earlier this week as being vacant after the current holder, Sandy Ryan, announced her pregnancy (she remains “champion in recess”).The WBC confirmed that Taylor and Pili, 28, will contest the vacant WBC women’s super lightweight title when they meet in September, allowing Taylor the chance to unify all the belts in her final fight and become an undisputed champion for the third time in her career.“This really was an impossible dream a few years ago, and now here we are,” Taylor said at a news conference announcing the fight on Friday. “This is going to be the most iconic moment of my career. I have a chance to fight in a packed-out stadium at Croke Park — the cathedral of Irish sport. I also have a chance to become a three-time undisputed champion. This is just the perfect way to end my career.”
Katie Taylor to face unbeaten Flora Pili in retirement fight at Croke Park in Dublin
Taylor has dreamed of fighting at the iconic Irish venue, and she will have a chance to become a three-time undisputed champion.










