Katie Taylor Would Be Willing To Fight Cris Cyborg “If That’s The Fight People Are Interested In”
By: Sean Crose
“I obviously know I can’t do this forever,” Katie Taylor instructed The DAZN Boxing Show. “I don’t know if I want to take punches for the rest of my life.” Taylor has already had the form of profession that, if she have been to step apart proper now, her eventual induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame would already be a foregone conclusion. Not that the 21-0 fighter is working in the direction of the exits. “I absolutely love my sport,” she stated. “I love training, I’m not sick of the early mornings and I’m not sick of the cold morning, the running sessions, the sparring sessions, I genuinely do love my sport.”
That’s an excellent factor for Taylor, seeing as how she has an upcoming battle with Karen Carbajal to arrange for. Carbajal, like Taylor, is undefeated, boasting a file of 19 wins towards 0 losses. The Argentine fighter can be, at 32, roughly 4 years youthful than the 36 12 months outdated undisputed light-weight champion Taylor. Plus, ought to she get previous Carbajal, Taylor might need a battle with UFC legend turned skilled boxer Cris Cyborg in her future. “I think she had a fight a few weeks ago,” stated Taylor. “She was getting a bit of boxing experience under her belt, I guess.”
Taylor, whose devoted her life to the candy science, admits that there could possibly be an attraction to a showdown with Cyborg. “She is an MMA legend,” Taylor says of her potential foe. “She’s a lot bigger and heavier than me as well so that makes for an interesting fight.” Ultimately, Taylor seems to really feel the matter will probably be settled by the followers. “I would be willing to step into the ring with her,” she stated of Cyborg, “if that’s the fight people are interested in so that could be possibility.”
Taylor, of Ireland, has now defended her undisputed light-weight crown six occasions since turning into sole ruler of the division again in 2019. Her final battle was an absolute battle with fellow iconic fighter Amanda Serrano final April at Madison Square Garden. Taylor walked out of the ring that evening with one other win on her resume because of the decide’s determination, although the battle was razor skinny, so skinny in reality that it most likely might have gone both method, and even been dominated a draw. The Taylor-Carbajal battle is scheduled to go down October twenty ninth at London’s Wembley stadium. It will probably be broadcast reside within the United States through the DAZN streaming service.
