Katie Taylor aiming for biggest win yet after most bonkers fight week of her career

Katie Taylor will aim to pull off the biggest win of her career when she takes to the ring against Amanda Serrano on Friday after what has surely been the most bizarre fight week of her career.

The undisputed super-lightweight champion, who puts her 140lb belts on the line against the Puerto Rican at a catchweight of 138, said she has been pinching herself over fighting on the same card as Mike Tyson, but she must also have found herself bewildered at times over the past few days.

Taylor will happily admit that she isn't a fan of interviews, press conferences or pretty much anything that goes with the media side of being an extraordinary athlete and being in the shadow of Tyson and Jake Paul this week will have very much suited her.

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But the Bray Bomber must have been wondering what the hell she had signed up for when she was sitting on stage for Wednesday's press conference.

Taylor has done countless pressers over the years, but none will have matched the final one before Friday's fight - the biggest rematch in women's boxing history.

It saw Tony Bellew thrown out of the building after interrupting proceedings as part of a Paddy Power stunt, while Taylor was forced into putting a bet on with Paul after saying that Tyson would beat him.

Tyson, who has been dubbed the star of the show at 58 years of age, hardly answered a question throughout the event as he kept giving short responses and at times didn't even bother saying anything.

Thankfully, Taylor's legacy, which means far more to her than the €5.8million she will pocket from Friday's fight, has long been cemented and absolutely nothing that has happened this week or that might happen on Friday will change that.

"For me that's the greatest part about this journey is just being able to inspire and impact the next generation of female fighters," stated Taylor. "When I started boxing as a nine or ten-year-old there was no female fighter at all I knew in the boxing gyms in Ireland, but every single boxing gym that I walk into now at home is packed with female fighters and that to me is what legacy is all about really.

"I think what me and Amanda have done over these last few years, inspiring that generation of young fighters, is the best thing that we could leave behind in this sport. It's an absolute privilege."

Serrano added: "Legacy is very important, but my goal is to motivate and inspire these young girls, the new generation in this sport, that you can do anything you put your mind to.

"If you believe in yourself, have a great team, you can go far…

"When I say how much I make, it's not bragging, it's to show these women that we can make it. We are capable of making it. We are capable of breaking records and just strive for excellence and you will achieve it."

Plenty has been made about the weight for Friday's fight, with Serrano, who has fought most of her career at featherweight, taking a huge step up and she admits she has found the move "uncomfortable".

"A lot of people don't acknowledge I'm going up three divisions, being the unified featherweight champion," said Serrano. "It's always hard for me and uncomfortable when I have to leave my weight class where I feel comfortable at so I've just had to eat a lot more protein, a lot more carbs to make sure that I feel good at the weight.

"It is what it is. I'm chasing greatness and that's going up three divisions to face Katie Taylor again and I will be victorious."

For all of Taylor's dislike of the media side of things, she has also appeared to be enjoying herself at times during this week's events and did get a laugh out of challenging Paul to bet her his purse that he will fight Tyson.

There have been hardly any Irish fans in Texas this week, but Taylor will have one of her idol's cheering her on at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Friday.

Drogheda native Deirdre Gogarty has travelled to Texas from her home in Lafayette, Louisiana, to support Taylor 28 years after fighting on a Tyson card herself, when the Brooklyn brawler defeated Frank Bruno for a second time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

"I put my body through the trenches over the last few months," said Taylor ahead of Friday's fight. "It's absolutely an amazing opportunity that we both have, and I just can't wait to step in there and showcase what I can do again and get another win."

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