Katie Taylor is gearing up for the final fight of her career at Croke Park this weekend.
The Bray boxer will square off against France’s Flora Pili before a sold-out crowd of more than 80,000 at the home of GAA on Saturday (5 September).
The 40-year-old has long held ambitions of fighting before an adoring home crowd at Ireland’s largest stadium, going as far as to say that she would have fought for free at Croker.
A quarter of the tickets to the fight were priced at less than €40, excluding service charges applied by Ticketmaster, and a family of four (two adults, two children) could buy four tickets for €125.50.
Despite the heavy discounts to attract families, the fight is expected to generate close to €7m in revenue from ticket sales.
Globally, the fight will air on sports streaming platform DAZN, but in Ireland it will be broadcast on RTÉ television, RTÉ Player and 2FM to reach the broadest possible audience.
RTÉ is reported to be selling advertising packages starting from €30,000, with premium slots costing an extra 30%.
Lidl Ireland will sponsor the fight as title event partner, and Taylor also has partnerships with Everlast, Champion, Aer Lingus, Irish wellness company Sisú and the Fizzique soft drink brand, of which she is a co-owner.
Taylor’s WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine titles as well as the vacant WBC Super Lightweight Championship will be on the line against the undefeated Pili.
The London 2012 gold medallist is seeking to become a three-time undisputed world champion with victory in her final bout, which will be first staged at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali beat Alvin ‘Blue’ Lewis in 1972.
Over her decade-long professional career, Taylor is estimated to have built a $20m (€17.2m) fortune, including $9m (€7.7m) for defeating long-time rival Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden last year.
In three fights against Puerto Rico’s Serrano, Taylor is believed to have made $16m.
The purse for Croke Park is expected to be significantly smaller at a reported €3m to €6m, and it is believed she will take home at least €2m.
Accounts for Taylor’s Irish-registered company KT Sports Ltd show retained earnings of €1.46m as of June 2025, although the company has made losses in back-to-back years — €48,335 in 2024 and €64,872 in 2025.
Director remuneration was unchanged at €52,068.
