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29th April 2022
10:55pm BST

Katie Taylor, left, and Amanda Serrano at the Empire State Building, ahead of their WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight title bout, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/ Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile)[/caption]
"I'm looking back at some of the best fighters that we've ever seen, the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, that era where they all fought the best - Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler. These type of guys, they've all had losses on their record, but they're remembered as being absolute legends in the sport because they were willing to fight the best. And I just want to have that kind of mindset. "I want to be in against the very, very best, I want to challenge myself. I just want to be the best boxer in the world, and to be the best boxer in the world you have to beat the best, and that's exactly what I want."To us, that answer is what sets Katie Taylor apart from so many other current, and past, fighters. She wants to take on the very best out there, to see if she has it, and to see if she can dish it out to the supreme boxing beings. To Taylor, she wants to look back on her career and have no regrets. Sure, losing at some point in her professional journey would sting, but not as much as backing down from a challenge. [caption id="attachment_243896" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Eddie Hearn shares a joke with Katie Taylor. (Picture: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)[/caption]
"I remember the first time I actually had a meeting with Eddie, about six years ago, I came into his office and I said I was interested in turning pro. We didn't really know how this journey was going to go, both of us had no clue whether it was going to be a success or not, how people's perception were of the sport, we were both going into the unknown really. "Here we are a few short years later and we're actually selling Madison Square Garden, being involved in the biggest fight in female boxing history. The excitement, the buzz around this fight is incredible. And we're seeing so many female fighters over the last few years getting huge opportunities because of Eddie Hearn, so yeah I'm very, very grateful to him and it's been a very, very exciting few years for both of us."https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc2-KoXK8ie/ DAZN's live and exclusive coverage of Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano takes place on April 30 at Madison Square Garden. For boxing fans in Ireland and the UK, fight coverage starts just after midnight, May 1 with the main event due to take place just after 3 am. Details on how to watch can be found here.
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