Katie Taylor vs Flora Pili: A Farewell Fight at Croke Park
Katie Taylor’s last walk to war will come on home soil, under the Croke Park lights, with an entire nation at her back.
On Saturday night in Dublin, the Irish icon faces France’s Flora Pili in an undisputed super lightweight title fight that doubles as Taylor’s farewell to professional boxing. It is the kind of staging her career has demanded for years: an 80,000-seat cathedral of sport, sold out in just 30 minutes, waiting for one final ringwalk from the fighter who helped drag women’s boxing into the mainstream.
The scale tells its own story. This is not just another title defence. It is a curtain call.
A champion’s homecoming
Taylor has boxed on big nights in London, New York, and beyond, but Croke Park is different. This is home. This is where the roar will feel personal, where every step to the ring will echo a lifetime of sacrifice and a decade of dominance at the top level.
Across from her stands Flora Pili, the French challenger stepping into the most hostile of environments, chasing the ultimate upset on enemy territory. For Pili, it is the chance of a lifetime: beat Katie Taylor in Dublin, take all the belts, and write her own shock chapter into boxing history.
For Taylor, it is about leaving no doubt. One last performance, one last statement, one last night as the undisputed queen at 140 pounds.
When and where to watch
The event unfolds on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT, with the main ringwalks for Taylor vs. Pili scheduled for 5:10 p.m. ET / 2:10 p.m. PT. Once they step through the ropes, the noise inside Croke Park will take over.
The entire card streams live on DAZN. There is no pay-per-view surcharge; the fight is included in a standard DAZN subscription.
Fans can watch by signing up for one of DAZN’s regular plans: an annual option at $249.99 per year, a $24.99 monthly plan, or a Monthly Flexible Pass at $34.99 that can be cancelled at any time. Once subscribed, viewers get access to Taylor vs. Pili and the full undercard without any extra fight-night fee.
A global audience for a final act
Tickets inside the stadium disappeared in half an hour. The rest of the world will have to settle for the broadcast, but the sense of occasion will carry through the screen.
Taylor’s legacy is already secure: Olympic gold medallist, multiple-weight world champion, undisputed at more than one division, a standard-bearer for her sport. Pili arrives intent on tearing up the script, on turning a celebration into a shock.
One way or another, when the final bell sounds at Croke Park, an era ends. The only question left is how Katie Taylor chooses to close the book.
