MATCHROOM promoter Eddie Hearn has hinted that the chances of Katie Taylor Chantelle Cameron rematch at Croke Park is unlikely.
"Last Saturday, Taylor and Cameron competed for the Super Lightweight title, and it was Cameron, the native of Northampton, who emerged victorious.
Cameron displayed a more aggressive approach throughout the 10-round contest, securing a majority decision win (95-95, 96-94, 96-94) and retained all her titles. This defeat marked Taylor's first since the 2016 Olympics.
A packed 3Arena, filled with Irish supporters, witnessed the bout. There has been talk of a rematch taking place, but Cameron has stated that it will be on her terms.
A venue that has been touted as a possible rematch destination is Croke Park in Dublin. After talks between the GAA and Matchroom, Dublin's 3Arena was chosen as the venue for the May 20th fight.
Speaking on Ariel Helwani's Youtube channel, Hearn suggested that Dublin's docklands venue would be a far more likely choice for a rematch.
The chat around Croke Park can be heard around 17 minutes in
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"Maybe, I mean again it depends on timing. September's kind of the latest that you can have that fight. I think a stadium would be fun, but it was pretty good there on Saturday.
"I loved the arena, it was unbelievable. And one of the things I enjoyed most about Saturday was it was a 9,000 arena, at 6.30/6.45 we had 7,000 people in.
"The main event was at 10.30/10.45. When I walked in at 5.15, there were like 15,000, 2000 people there. They loved it."
Hearn also went on to admit that a defeat in the rematch for Taylor at the age of 37 could mean retirement for the boxing superstar.
"You lose again, it could be retirement. Back-to-back defeats at this stage in your career... For Katie, you've got the Serrano fight there, but right now the Serrano fight is right at the back of her mind.
"All she's thinking about is Chantelle Cameron and revenge. Beat Chantelle Cameron and you have Serrano and all these other fights.
"Lose to Chantelle Cameron, you could maybe come back down and rematch Serrano at 135, but you're coming off two defeats."
