Summer Showdowns – Two Dublin fight nights in the works for Katie Taylor? –

Matchroom are exploring the choice of operating two Katie Taylor exhibits in Dublin this coming summer season.

Irish-boxing.com understands Irish fighters have been approached about showing on TWO separate Taylor undercards within the summertime. 

Discuss inside Irish boxing circles suggests Matchroom are actually contemplating a Could 25 3Arena struggle evening and an August outside occasion, each to be headlined by the Irish Icon. 

It’s not a plan set in stone and official affirmation is a way off but it surely’s the newest suggestion in what seems like a fluid strategy to creating a trilogy struggle with Chantelle Cameron. 

The preliminary aim was to do a trilogy struggle between two weight undisputed world champion, Taylor and rival Cameron in Croke Park however its change into clear GAA headquarters gained’t occur this 12 months. 

The 3Arena is booked for Could 25 and Taylor will commerce leather-based within the Dublin Docklands venue on that date. If Cameron doesn’t populate the away nook on that evening, Matchroom will look to do the third installment of the basic outside in Eire in August. 

Northampton’s Cameron, who grew to become the primary individual to defeat Taylor final Could, says she has agreed phrases and is greater than keen to journey to Dublin once more. 

Nevertheless, the struggle has but to be formally introduced as Matchroom are taking a look at methods to fund deserved pay rises for each trilogy protagonists. If the promoters want stadium ticket gross sales to do exactly that, then the London 2012 Olympic medal winner will make a compulsory defence earlier than rematching Cameron for a 3rd time later in the summertime. 

‘I’ve mentioned yest to all the things,” Cameron mentioned when talking to Boxing King Media lately. 

“I believe they’re simply making an attempt to work the cash out. Me and Katie have mentioned what we would like and they’re simply making an attempt to make the numbers work.”

Talking to IFL beforehand Matchroom CEO Eddie Hearn did point out a second summer season struggle as a risk. 

“We might have an interim struggle after which look to do an out of doors occasion on the again finish of the summer season however our focus is on Taylor Cameron. If not it is going to be one in all her mandatories however that’s the struggle we need to make.”