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Darragh Culhane

GAA chiefs willing to talk to Katie Taylor camp about Croke Park fight

Croke Park chiefs have said they are willing to talk to Katie Taylor's camp about a possible fight taking place at GAA HQ in 2023.

The Bray boxer had her long-awaited homecoming at the 3Arena last weekend in front of a sold-out 9,000-seater crowd.

And GAA President Larry McCarthy has said that the association would be willing to sit down for talks about a potential fight night on Jones' Road.

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Speaking at the announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers acquiring Irish rights for the NFL's Global Markets Programme, he said: "We haven’t had any application for them to come back. We’d certainly talk to them, I don’t how realistic selling out Croke Park in the context of selling out the 3Arena."

Taylor's camp had previously negotiated with the GAA in attempts to book the venue for her rematch against Amanda Serrano but talks ultimately broke down with Matchroom Boxing citing high security costs.

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