Gunmen, including two disguised as police and another one as a woman, fired shots inside and outside the weigh-in room killing one and injuring two others. However, Saturday’s fight is also another landmark moment for Ireland – major boxing promotions moved away from the country after gunmen killed one person during a weigh-in for a boxing match in a Dublin hotel in 2016.
With two undefeated fighters at the peak of their powers, the event is one of the most highly-anticipated bouts of the year. On May 20, national hero Taylor will face Chantelle Cameron – the undisputed super-lightweight world champion – at the 3Arena in Dublin in front of a partisan home crowd as she attempts to become a two-weight undisputed world champion. She’s fought in England, Wales and the US but featuring in a major event in Ireland has been a long time coming – until now. Yet, at 36 years old, Taylor has never fought professionally in her native Ireland. The undisputed lightweight world champion, Taylor holds 18 gold medals – including an Olympic gold – and sits second in the Ring’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Katie Taylor is one of women’s boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’ figures.
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