Katie Taylor's net worth more than doubles as Irish superstar discusses what's next
Katie Taylor has a number of options following her win over Amanda Serrano
Katie Taylor pocketed the largest paycheque of her career by beating Amanda Serrano for a second time.
The Bray Bomber recorded a unanimous decision victory over the Puerto Rican at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, last Friday, with all three judges scoring the bout 95-94 in her favour. It followed a split-decision win for Taylor over Serrano at Madison Square Garden in April 2022.
It's reported that the 2012 Olympic champion, who successfully defended her super lightweight world titles against Serrano, earned €5.8 million from the rematch, which was the co-main event for Jake Paul's win over Mike Tyson.
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Taylor's net worth was listed as €3.5 million ahead of last week's fight, meaning it has more than doubled since.
But the bout didn't pass without controversy, with Serrano and her team furious with the result and accusing Taylor of deliberately headbutting her opponent during the fight.
Serrano suffered a bad cut to her right eye following a clash of heads in the fourth round and Taylor was deducted a point in the eighth for leading with her head.
Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, said earlier this week that a review is taking place to see if there is a case for the bout being ruled a no contest.
Bidarian also discussed the possibility of a trilogy fight between the pair, stating that the only way it will happen in Ireland is if it's at Croke Park.
Meanwhile, Eddie Hearn says Taylor wants more "unique" fight nights before finishing career - with Croke Park and Sphere at Las Vegas top of her wish list.
"How much have we talked about it over the years and, like if there was ever a time...I've actually said this before, to be fair," Hearn told Off The Ball. "But we're in November now, that gives you enough preparation for a summer event at Croke Park.
"We've just seen the biggest female fight of all time in front of the biggest audience of all time. It's like, surely...and I'll be honest with you, I don't think it's 100% guaranteed that Katie Taylor will fight again. I'm sure she will, but it's going to take something pretty special and unique.
"We had a long call with her last night with (her manager) Brian Peters and she was full of (enthusiasm). In the training room after (the fight), it kind of felt like if she was to turn around now and say, 'that's it for me', I'd actually be extremely happy in a way that you could bow out on a night like that.
"But then she said, 'there's a few things, though, that I'd really like to do'. I said, 'what's that', and she said, 'Obviously I'd like to fight at Croke Park and I'd like to fight in Las Vegas.
"Then you start thinking, wow. I know there's been a lot of interest from the Madison Square Garden guys because of the first Serrano fight to do something possibly in the Sphere in Las Vegas, which would be so iconic for her career - and Croke Park.
"But I just think if it's Chantelle (Cameron) back at the 3Arena or it's Amanda Serrano back at MSG, I'm not sure that's necessarily going to really excite her in the same way that doing something different would."
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