WATCH Katie Taylor Gets Emotional as she Reflects on her Historic Career and Croke Park Farewell

Toasting s’mores by the camp fire and singing ’Sweet Caroline’, Katie Taylor gets emotional as you’ve never seen before as the legendary Irish fighter reflects on her storied career in Matchroom Boxing’s latest episode of Ordinary People.

This Saturday – live worldwide on DAZN and non-exclusively in Ireland on RTÉ – Taylor will bring the curtain down in front of 80,000 at Dublin’s iconic Croke Park when she challenges France’s undefeated Flora Pili for the Undisputed Super Lightweight Championship.

And as Taylor counts down her final days as a professional fighter, she took time out from her last-ever training camp in Connecticut to host SJA Award winning broadcaster Jamie Ward in a fascinating behind-the-scenes interview.

In it the London 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist and two-weight Undisputed World Champion receives a call from Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn, who reveals that she has completely sold out her farewell. 

And Taylor takes a trip down memory lane to recall the inspiring message from her mother Bridget in which she was told she was “destined for greatness” – and she opens up on how she will truly fill when she takes her final ring walk on what promises to be a tear-jerking occasion this Saturday.

“People are asking me whether this will be a sad moment for me,” said Taylor.

“But it’s not going to be sad at all. It will be a moment of joy, especially as I look back at my whole career. The emotions I will be feeling on fight night will be very happy emotions. I’m very, very grateful. 

“I just have a heart full of gratitude that this career is ending on such a high-note, please God. [Croke Park] is my dream venue. And this really is the stuff of dreams.”

Watch the interview in full in the video player below.