Katie Taylor press conference descends into farce as attention finally turns to Friday fight

It has been a constant feature of Taylor’s career that the only place she looks truly comfortable is in the ring. 

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano with MVP promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian during a press conference, held at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Mike Tyson sat there disinterested and curt. Jake Paul wore a diamond-spiked ear cover to prevent any potential biting, insulted journalists who questioned the legitimacy of the fight and finished by making $1m bets with any boxer on the card who thought he would lose.

That included Katie Taylor, sitting above it all at the back of the press conference stage.