'I am nearly pinching myself that it actually is happening' — No Croker but Katie Taylor glad to get Point

The 36-year-old will have a homecoming fight at the 3Arena in Dublin's docklands.

LIGHTS, ACTION: Katie Taylor poses for a portrait before a media conference, held at the Mansion House in Dublin, ahead of her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Chantelle Cameron. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The prospect of Katie Taylor fighting professionally on Irish soil had bobbed and weaved on boxing’s choppy waters for years and the 36-year-old admitted yesterday to fears that her homecoming journey would never make dry land.

A rematch with Amanda Serrano at Croke Park seemed long-odds at first, then more likely but it was shelved due to a GAA-Matchroom stalemate over costs. When the Puerto Rican pulled out of a planned 3Arena show any Dublin date faded from the diary.