About this episode

Katie Taylor's retirement match at Croke Park is celebrated by thousands, with insights from reporters and analysts.

Katie Taylor fought her way to retirement in Croke Park, and 83,000 people turned up to witness a farewell that felt less like a bout and more like a national celebration. Pat is joined by reporter Sarah Madden, who was in among the crowds from lunchtime as the carnival atmosphere built as well as Off the Ball's John Duggan to breaks down the unanimous-decision win over France’s Flora Pili.

People in this episode

Host: Pat Kenny

Guests: Sarah Madden, John Duggan

Topics covered

• sports
• retirement
• national celebration
• boxing
• Katie Taylor

Keywords

• Katie Taylor
• Croke Park
• retirement
• boxing
• Flora Pili
• unanimous decision
• national celebration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Off the Ball

Places: Croke Park, France

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