Katie Taylor's hopes of fighting at Croke Park this year appear to have all but faded.
The undisputed lightweight champion has never fought in Ireland as a professional and had hoped to pack out GAA Headquarters for an autumn bout after her historic win over Amanda Serrano.
But it emerged last month that the Puerto Rican isn't interested in a Dublin bout this year and now Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that a Croke Park fight against someone else won't take place in 2022.
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Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg appear to be the frontrunners to face Taylor next, with the latter previously telling The Irish Mirror that she would be interested in a Croke Park bout.
Speaking to Betfred’s Lightweight Boxing Show about what's next for Taylor, Hearn said: “People are talking about maybe a crossover fight with Holly Holm or [Cris] Cyborg. There's other fighters, world champions as well. [Hyun-Mi] Choi, who's down at super featherweight, could be an option.
"I’m disappointed we couldn’t make the Serrano rematch, but she wanted another fight before she considered that.
“And then you've got the other undisputed all about to be undisputed, Chantelle Cameron, Jessica McCaskill. They actually could fight each other, which would be an absolute war because they just come forward or not. But, you know, I do believe that Chantelle Cameron and Jessica McCaskill are also potential opponents to Katie Taylor as well.”
But Matchroom boss Hearn believes the Serrano fight is the only one for Croke Park and is hopeful of it taking place next year.
He added: “I think that has to be for the Serrano rematch. You’ve got Cyborg, you’ve got Holly Holm - these are huge fights, but I feel like they'll happen later on in the year.
"We were pushing for September for Croke Park with Serrano - unfortunately, she didn't want that fight. So I think Croke Park would have to sit on ice for spring/summer of 2023.
“It’s a must for me - 80,000 at Croke Park for the rematch. I mean, that was the disappointing thing about not being able to engage Serrano in those talks. But it is what it is and, you know, we move on.”
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