The greatest athlete Ireland has ever produced has crafted a late career masterpiece when doubted the most. Katie Taylor reverses her defeat earlier in the year to Chantelle Cameron in a thriller, returning to the top two with a second undisputed crown in hand.
Rarely have I been left with such feelings of FOMO. Hopefully 2024 is finally the year we see Taylor cap her career off with Croke Park. She richly deserves it.
So hard to believe it’s been ten years since one of the most memorable nights in modern British boxing history. Where does the time go?
Here is what I wrote about the “surreal” fight in its aftermath:
“Surreal scenes in Manchester this past weekend, with George Groves entering to boos but exiting the people’s champion, after a massively controversial premature stoppage defeat to Carl Froch.
It was also amazing to see Groves and Adam Booth, the career-long fighter/manager-trainer partnership which had recently imploded and resulted in legal proceedings before the fight, embrace backstage post-fight.
Three things are for sure: the knockdown in round one was my “Holy S**t!” moment of the year, George Groves has announced himself at world level, and referee Howard Foster will go down in infamy for his inept display.
Also, worth noting that, pathetically, two of the three judges (I am not sure which ones at the time of writing) only had Groves ahead by a single point entering the 9th round, despite his dominance in the fight. So Groves may well have been on his way to a robbery loss on the cards, even if he had survived the 9th.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is no doubt delighted that his main man Froch escaped with the win, and is seeing $$$ with the possibility of a mega rematch next year”.
Unified minimumweight titlist Yokasta Valle rises two spots to #7, due to her impressive activity level more than her near shutout of rugged veteran Anabel Ortiz.
What a fight an undisputed contest with Seniesa Estrada would be, especially in front of a raucous Costa Rican crowd.
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