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‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her valedictory bout

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Katie Taylor, Ireland's most celebrated boxer, will fight her final bout on Saturday night at Dublin's Croke Park in front of 80,000 fans. The Irish fighter is defending her titles in what will be her last professional fight, an occasion described as a rare opportunity for an athlete to receive a farewell performance. Taylor's success has inspired a new generation, with her hometown celebrating her as a tenacious fighter whose career has transformed perceptions of women's boxing in Ireland.

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