Taylor's promoters set for Croke Park talks on Friday

Katie Taylor's promotional team will travel to Dublin on Friday for talks about a potential fight in Croke Park later this year.

Matchroom Boxing, headed by chairman Eddie Hearn, will meet with Croke Park officials with a view to securing a deal.

Hearn will be among their delegation flying to Dublin for the discussions.

The venue had been linked with hosting the mega fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in recent days, with Taylor also on the card to fulfil her dream of fighting in the biggest stadium in the country.

It is likely that this week’s talks will focus on Taylor being in a main event bout.

Taylor has already agreed to fight in Dublin this summer for what will be a career farewell.

With Croke Park set to be in action for the All-Ireland finals until 9 August, it would point towards mid-to-late August when concerts and other sports take over at the stadium and the pitch is no longer in use for football and hurling.

Manchester United will face Leeds United in a friendly on Wednesday, 12 August, while concerts are scheduled for the final two weekends of the month.

Speaking to RTÉ Sport in February, Taylor said: "Croke Park would the top of the list.

"Fighting my last fight in our most iconic arena, how special would that be?

"I think it would be absolutely remarkable if I was able to do that. I'm not sure if it is going to happen or not.

"Either way, I'll be ending my career here and I'm very, very excited about that."

The Bray boxer was last in action back in July when she completed a trio of victories over Amanda Serrano as she retained her undisputed super lightweight titles.

As a result, she will have been a year out of the ring when the bout does happen.

The ambition to fight in Croke Park has been discussed for several years without coming to fruition, leaving this Friday’s meeting as the last opportunity for it to materialise.

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