In Part 2 of our special from Vicar Street on the Katie Taylor/Croker Park, it’s a heavyweight special - fitting, given Muhammad Ali was the last fighter to headline there.
‘No Carty, No Party’ seems to be the case once again as Dublin heavyweight Thomas Carty takes on durable Doncaster puncher Dave Allen in a make-or-break fight for both men. Carty grew up dreaming of playing for Dublin at Croke Park. Allen, meanwhile, is barely aware of the place and, with respect, doesn’t really care about its significance. We hear from both on why what happens between the ropes is all that matters.
Katie’s cousin, Molly ‘Meatball’ McCann, a former UFC fighter, has secured a slot on the bill as she looks to add to her 4-0 boxing record in Dublin. We talk about the numbers game, the cold, hard currency of clicks, and why being kicked in the ring on her last visit to Ireland sent her career skyrocketing.
Bobbi Flood, one of Ireland’s brightest prospects, also tells us how his cheeky teenage prediction to Eddie Hearn almost - kinda, sorta - came true.
And it wouldn’t be a heavyweight special without Adam Olaniyan, the blessed Tallaght tower who’s coming for them all. Everyone keeps saying this is once-in-a-lifetime stuff, that Croker will never happen again. All the while, Adam is planning his first world title defence there.
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