Katie Taylor will defend her WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine titles in Dublin on 5 September, supported by title event partner Lidl Ireland.

News of the fight was confirmed today, with DAZN due to broadcast the homecoming live from Croke Park as Taylor takes to the ring for an historic clash with France’s undefeated Flora Pili.

Eddie Hearn for Matchroom Boxing, in association with Aiken Promotions, Brian Peters, and title event partner Lidl Ireland, made the monumental announcement at a launch press conference today.

Tickets will be available on Ticketmaster from next week, Friday 12 June, with prices starting at €38.70.

Family ticket packages – with seats in a non-alcohol area of the stadium – will also be available for €125.50.

Lidl customers will have the chance to avail of a pre-sale on the Lidl Plus app from 10am on 10 June, two days before the general sale.

Backed by Lidl Ireland, the retailer is getting in the ring to support Taylor as she fulfils her ambition to bring female boxing to Croke Park and break barriers in elevating female sport.

In a further show of support, Lidl also confirmed a brand-new three-year ambassador deal with Taylor, stretching to 2029.

The legendary London 2012 Olympic gold medallist and two-weight queen of boxing returns home for what promises to be a special night in front of over 80,000 supporters at Ireland’s premier concert and event venue.

This will be the first professional boxing event staged at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali fought Alvin ‘Blue’ Lewis back in 1972.

‘So Grateful’

Taylor – who this Saturday will embark on a four-day promotional tour of Ireland starting in her hometown of Bray, Co. Wicklow – has thanked all of those who are making the 5 September fight possible, promising to deliver a fight for the ages.

Taylor said, “This seems like the perfect way to end it (her career) – by becoming Undisputed Champion again in our national stadium which has such a special place in Irish hearts.

“I’m so grateful that it’s happening and I can’t thank the people of this country enough for the support I have received over the years.

“People have travelled all around the world to follow my career and I’m hoping I can repay some of that with a big performance on 5 September.

“I’m under no illusions that Flora will present a very tough challenge, she’s undefeated as a professional and has a good amateur pedigree so I have the utmost respect for her.

“I’ve been blessed to achieve more than I could ever have dreamed in this sport but fighting in Croke Park really is the icing on the cake.

“I hope it’s the kind of event that will inspire a whole new generation to take up sport and follow their passions – that for me would be the greatest legacy I could leave.”

‘A Defining Moment’

Chief executive officer for event Partner Lidl Ireland, Robert Ryan, said, “For more than a decade we have championed female sport in Ireland through our partnership with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and we’re very much recognised across the country for breaking barriers, pushing boundaries and elevating female sport to the position it so rightly deserves.

“There’s no question that Katie Taylor is the greatest athlete Ireland has ever seen and this clash will be the defining fight the country has been waiting for.

“This is the fight that fans have to see and we’re very proud to help provide that visibility and that platform.

“Our decade-long work in supporting the LGFA has always been able to elevate the sport and its players and we’re very proud to further that cause and ‘Get Behind the Fight’ for Katie at Croker – a legendary fighter, an iconic venue and a defining moment for Irish female sport.”

Tickets

Pre-sale for Matchroom Boxing Fight Pass members opens at 9am on Wednesday, 10 June.

Lidl customers with the Lidl Plus App will be able to avail of pre-sale exclusively from 10am via the Lidl Plus App, with Croke Park residents able to purchase from 10am also.

General sale goes live at 9am on Friday, 12 June.

Cusack/Davin and Hogan stand prices start at €38.70 – with tickets for a family of four (in a non-alcohol area of the stadium) at €125.50.

Pitchside prices range from €106.25 to €1,505.50.

All tickets via Ticketmaster are subject to a max service charge of €10.50.

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