Katie Taylor: ‘If you’re a boxing person it really matters Mike Tyson does well against Jake Paul’

World super lightweight champion reflects on her rematch with Amanda Serrano being the main support to the controversial bout

FRIDAY FIGHT NIGHT: Katie Taylor, Mike Tyson, Logan Paul and Amanda Serrano during a pre-fight press conference. Photo by Ed Mulholland / Sportsfile.

When Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano were locked in battle during the last round of their first fight at Madison Square Garden, on a fevered night in April 2022, I could not help myself.

Alongside an entire row of ringside reporters, I stood up to watch the final minute of a riveting contest. Suddenly oblivious to the march of our urgent deadlines and the etiquette of remaining above such raw human emotion, we were swept away by the courage and determination of both women in one of the greatest fights ever staged at the Garden.