The wry grin pasted across Katie Taylor’s bruised, swollen face told the whole story. Ireland’s greatest athlete had just roared back from near‑defeat and retained her undisputed lightweight championship with a split-decision win against Amanda Serrano – a heart‑stopping affair before a sold-out crowd of 19,187 rollicking spectators that Taylor described as “the best moment of my career”.
In the early hours of Sunday morning at Madison Square Garden, Taylor told reporters: “I had to dig deep in there tonight. This is a special, special moment. The best night of my career for sure. I wasn’t sure if anything could reach my Olympic gold medal moment, but tonight was absolutely the best moment of my career.”
