Taylor-Serrano 3 at Croke Park 'unlikely' - Hearn

Eddie Hearn says it is "unlikely" that Croke Park volition signifier Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano's trilogy fight.

Taylor, 38, edged retired Puerto Rican prima Serrano successful a 2nd classical contention successful their rematch successful Texas 2 months agone arsenic the Irishwoman successfully defended her undisputed light-welterweight satellite title.

Promoter Hearn has been attempting to acceptable up a Taylor contention astatine the celebrated 82,000 capableness Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium successful Dublin for respective years but has been incapable to hold presumption with GAA bosses.

In January, Hearn said helium was determined to assistance Taylor execute her ambition of warring astatine Croke, but sounded much downbeat erstwhile asked connected Friday.

"I deliberation it's improbable that her adjacent combat volition beryllium astatine Croke Park if I'm honest," Hearn told Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme.

"Because of the request successful America to spot this fight, the adjacent 1 could beryllium Stateside. But we'll see."

Hearn antecedently said Croke Park and Las Vegas bouts would "tick disconnected the database of boxes for Katie Taylor".

"Hopefully we tin tick 1 of those boxes next, but adjacent astatine this constituent I deliberation Katie acknowledges that we're astir apt approaching the last chapter.

"She's fixed everything to this sport. She is 1 of the top individuals and top athletes, not conscionable that Ireland's ever seen but the satellite has ever seen.

"I'm precise determined to marque definite we tin present each her dreams earlier she steps distant from the sport."

Hearn was speaking earlier Saturday night's paper astatine the SSE Arena with Belfast's Lewis Crocker taking connected Limerick's Paddy Donovan successful the header bout.

"The ambiance is precise peculiar here," Hearn added erstwhile asked astir Belfast's affluent past of boxing.

"If you enactment an mean amusement connected you'll merchantability an mean magnitude of tickets but the radical here, they cognize their boxing and erstwhile there's a large event, they'll come, similar they volition time night.

"It is an all-Irish combat and the victor goes connected to combat for a satellite rubric successful the welterweight division, which has immense names similar Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez and Jaron Ennis truthful this is simply a aureate summons for whoever tin triumph tomorrow."