Hearn wants Katie Taylor to top Croke Park bill, rules out Fury-Joshua in Dublin / Photo: Ed Mulholland - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
-
World Bank chief economist warns of hunger risk from war in Iran
-
France boss Deschamps confirms Ekitike to miss World Cup
-
Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience'
-
'Fantastic feeling': Sudan capital returnees relieved after three years of war
-
France father who kept son in van faces 30 years in jail, says prosecutor
-
Pope urges Cameroon authorities to examine 'conscience'
-
Bonjour! 'The White Lotus' starts filming season 4 in France: HBO
-
Impact sub Kohli shines as Bengaluru move top of IPL
-
Donors pledge 1.5 bn euros as Sudan marks three years of war
-
BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs under 'financial pressures'
-
Hormuz shipping muted as US blockade takes hold: tracking data
-
Swiss watchmakers say time will tell on effects of Mideast conflict
-
Alcaraz pulls out of Barcelona Open with wrist injury
-
Trump says will fire Fed chair if he stays beyond mandate
-
Donors pledge 1.3 bn euros as Sudan marks three years of war
-
World Bank announces water security plan covering one billion people
-
Man Utd's Maguire out of Chelsea match after extra one-game ban
-
Oil rises, stocks mixed as investors eye chances for end of Mideast war
-
Doubles champion Jamie Murray retires from tennis
-
Merz praises Lufthansa on centenary as strikes ruin party
-
France's Gulf veteran minehunter patrols Channel
-
Brazil Supreme Court orders probe into Flavio Bolsonaro for 'slander' of Lula
-
IMF chief warns of 'tough times' if oil prices stay high
-
Bosnia approves gas project by Trump-linked investors
-
Pupil kills nine, wounds 13 in new Turkey school shooting
-
Left-wing candidate Sanchez climbs to second place in Peru vote count
-
New tools rescue old art at Madrid's Prado museum
-
Cameroonians welcome pope on second leg of African tour
-
Verstappen understands 'bigger picture' in power unit debate: F1 boss Domenicali
-
Hearn wants Katie Taylor to top Croke Park bill, rules out Fury-Joshua in Dublin
-
Stocks edge higher as investors eye chances for end of Mideast war
-
Iran ups threats over naval blockade, but still talking to US
-
Critically endangered orangutan born at Madrid zoo
-
EU rejects Meta's pay-for-access remedy in WhatsApp AI chatbots probe
-
Pupil kills four wounds 20 in new Turkey school shooting
-
Left-wing radical 'confident' after late surge in Peru presidential poll
-
Starmer says 'won't yield' to Trump's Mideast war threats
-
Liverpool captain Van Dijk says PSG 'deserved' Champions League semi-final spot
-
England women's rugby star Kildunne reveals body issues struggle
-
Chinese suppliers, Mideast importers fret about war fallout on trade
-
Markets steadier on Mideast peace hopes, as war hits luxury goods
-
EU says age-check app 'ready' in push to protect children online
-
New Hungarian leader Magyar says pro-Orban president must resign
-
After three years of war, Sudan confronts devastation as donors gather in Berlin
-
Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for conflict zone
-
OpenAI announces restricted-access cybersecurity model
-
England's Stokes 'quite lucky' to be alive after facial injury
-
Keiko Fujimori: Peru's biggest political loser inches toward victory
-
Barcelona hope young talent learn from Champions League disappointment
-
The Middle East war: latest developments
Hearn wants Katie Taylor to top Croke Park bill, rules out Fury-Joshua in Dublin
Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday Katie Taylor deserves top-billing for her farewell fight at Croke Park as he ruled out the Dublin stadium staging the long-awaited 'Battle of Britain' clash between former world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Hearn travels to Dublin on Friday to finalise negotiations for what is expected to be the last appearance of London 2012 Olympic gold medallist and multiple professional world champion Taylor's celebrated career.
Croke Park chief executive Peter McKenna said last week the stadium, which has a capacity of over 82,000, "would be able to facilitate" the 39-year-old Taylor's farewell if it also won the race to stage Joshua's bout against Fury.
But with what could be the biggest fight in British boxing history now being lined up for November, Dublin is no longer seen as a viable option.
"If this (Joshua v Fury) takes place in November, it won't be outdoors in Dublin and so therefore we just want to move forward with Katie Taylor," Matchroom promoter Hearn said.
"With all due respect, I don't think it's the place to do this fight, either. Also, absolutely over my dead body is Katie Taylor going on an undercard at Croke Park.
"We'll find out more on Friday. We're ready to go and are up for doing it. Not necessarily with a finalised opponent, but in terms of the costs and the running of the show."
G.Teles--PC