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‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her final bout

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Katie Taylor will defend her titles in her final bout at Dublin’s Croke Park before a crowd of 80,000.
  • The 40-year-old Irish champion and Olympic gold medallist helped pioneer women’s boxing.
  • Residents of her home town and people at her training gym describe the occasion as inspiring but bittersweet.

“The end of an era, isn’t it?” said Trevor McMahon, Katie Taylor’s brother-in-law and the founder of the gym where she trains. In her home town, anticipation for her final fight is mixed with the sadness of watching an extraordinary career close.

Taylor, 40, will defend her titles on Saturday night at Dublin’s Croke Park, where 80,000 people are expected to watch her step into the ring for the last time. The super-lightweight champion and Olympic gold medallist has spent her career opening doors for women’s boxing.

The end of an era, isn’t it?

· Trevor McMahonTaylor’s brother-in-law and gym founder described the emotion surrounding her final bout.

McMahon said the night would be remarkable, but also difficult. “It’ll be an amazing night but it’ll also be a little bit sad. Everything she did, it might not ever be achieved again.”

Her influence is visible in the enthusiasm surrounding the bout. The source describes Taylor as an Irish boxer celebrated for her tenacity and inspiration, with the excitement in her home town summed up by the claim that every girl now wants to be a boxer.

It’ll be an amazing night but it’ll also be a little bit sad. Everything she did, it might not ever be achieved again.

· Trevor McMahonHe praised Taylor’s career while acknowledging the sadness of her retirement fight.
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