Katie Taylor’s last stand in rematch with Chantelle Cameron

It is an odd thing that despite Katie Taylor’s chronic allergy to any press conference draining any real meaning from them, her last three post-fight engagements still captured the mood. Back in April 2022, Madison Square Garden was buzzing so hard after her fight with Amanda Serrano that the most battle-worn boxing hacks applauded with the packed ranks of fanboys with cameras when Taylor arrived, exhausted and bleeding, but excited.

Six months later she sat in a dull, lifeless space at the Wembley Arena, after everyone was gone home, answering questions from a small ­gaggle of press people about a ­Serrano rematch in lieu of anything interesting from her win over Elizabeth Carabajal. After Taylor lost to Chantelle Cameron in May in Dublin, there wasn’t