{"id":22,"date":"2026-06-14T23:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/katie-taylor-final-fight-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:04:35","slug":"katie-taylor-final-fight-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/katie-taylor-final-fight-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Taylor&#8217;s Final Fight: The End of an Era in Women&#8217;s Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest female boxers of all time is preparing for her final bow. <strong>Katie Taylor<\/strong> \u2014 undisputed super-lightweight champion, Olympic gold medallist, and the woman who almost single-handedly put women&#8217;s boxing on the mainstream map \u2014 has confirmed she will retire after one final fight in Dublin this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Her scheduled opponent is <strong>Flora Pili<\/strong>, with the undisputed super-lightweight titles on the line at Croke Park, Dublin on <strong>September 5, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Career Like No Other<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s record speaks for itself: undefeated as a professional, multiple world titles across two weight classes, and fights that consistently broke pay-per-view records for women&#8217;s boxing. Her rematch with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden was one of the most watched women&#8217;s sporting events in history.<\/p>\n<p>At Fight Factory Manchester, we use Taylor&#8217;s career as a constant reference point when coaching our female fighters. Her footwork, her jab, her relentless pressure \u2014 these are the fundamentals we drill every single session.<\/p>\n<h2>What She Leaves Behind<\/h2>\n<p>Whatever happens in Dublin, Katie Taylor&#8217;s legacy is secure. She proved that women&#8217;s boxing deserves the main event. She inspired a generation of young girls to put on gloves and step into the ring. And she did it all with class, discipline, and an unbreakable will to win.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the Fight Factory way too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest female boxers of all time is preparing for her final bow. Katie Taylor \u2014 undisputed super-lightweight champion, Olympic gold medallist, and the woman who almost single-handedly put women&#8217;s boxing on the mainstream map \u2014 has confirmed she will retire after one final fight in Dublin this summer. Her scheduled opponent is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fight-recaps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfactorymanchester.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}