{"id":5480,"date":"2023-02-04T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/conor-mcgregor-offers-500000-to-help-stage-taylor-serrano-fight-at-croke-park\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:36:30","slug":"conor-mcgregor-offers-500000-to-help-stage-taylor-serrano-fight-at-croke-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/conor-mcgregor-offers-500000-to-help-stage-taylor-serrano-fight-at-croke-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor offers \u00a3500,000 to help stage Taylor-Serrano fight at Croke Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Conor McGregor and Katie Taylor are two of Ireland&#8217;s most high-profile sports stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Conor McGregor has offered to provide \u00a3500,000 to pay for the &#8220;extra security bill&#8221; to allow Katie Taylor&#8217;s world title rematch with Amanda Serrano to be staged at Dublin&#8217;s Croke Park<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Champion Taylor is scheduled to face Serrano in the city&#8217;s 3Arena on 20 May.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Negotiations with the Gaelic Athletic Association fell through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">&#8220;The extra security bill is 500k to have Katie Taylor fight at Croke Park? I will sponsor the event to see this happen,&#8221; said McGregor on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">In response, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn posted: &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The GAA had said Matchroom&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/64496106\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2.0\">refusal to pay &#8220;security costs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.3\"> was the stumbling block which prevented it from permitting its Croke Park stadium to host the fight.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$video-8\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$video-8.1\">Katie Taylor: Eddie Hearn on his talks with the GAA about Croke Park bout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Taylor and Serrano made history as the first female contest to top the card at Madison Square Garden in May 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">The Irish fighter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/61263902\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.$link-2.0\">won on points,<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.3\"> and it had been hoped Croke Park would stage her homecoming fight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">Croke Park&#8217;s commercial director Peter McKenna said on Thursday that renting the stadium would not cost much more than renting Wembley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">He added the &#8220;real issue here is about security costs&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;We would love to have the fight here,&#8221; said McKenna at the release of the GAA&#8217;s annual report and financial results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;The last time we talked to them properly was before Christmas. Our rent was coming in around 400,000 euros (\u00a3355,000). I think the rent for Wembley is about \u00a3250,000 to \u00a3300,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;I think the surprise was that our focus on security and attention to detail was far more than they would have expected in a Wembley scenario or Bethnal Green scenario. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;You&#8217;re talking about bringing 60,000 to 70,000 people into a stadium for a fight that&#8217;s late in the evening with quite a bit of alcohol taken.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">The lightweight title fight is dependent on Serrano beating Erika Cruz at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s Serrano is favourite to defeat the Mexican in New York, a bout Taylor is set to be ringside for, and set up a rematch after their classic initial contest in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.0\">Promoter Hearn said in recent days that it was &#8220;so frustrating&#8221; that undefeated Taylor, who has never fought as a professional in Ireland, could not stage her homecoming bout at Croke Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.0\">The Aviva Stadium was also considered but the final of rugby&#8217;s Heineken Champions Cup will take place at the stadium on the same day as Taylor&#8217;s bout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.0\">&#8220;The cost of hire, the cost of everything involved with the event is three times nearly more than staging it at Wembley Stadium. It&#8217;s unbelievable,&#8221; Hearn said, speaking to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NXNxFD7C4wo\" class=\"story-body__external-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2.0\">The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.<\/span><span class=\"gs-u-ml- gel-icon\" style=\"height:15px;width:15px;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2.1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2.1.0\"><title data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2.1.0.0\">external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a business. Ultimately, Katie Taylor has her financial demands for this fight. So does Amanda Serrano and we want to make sure we deliver on that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24.0\">&#8220;But we&#8217;re so far out on the possibility with the cost of running that show and we&#8217;re out of time in terms of delivering that date to the broadcaster so we&#8217;ve got to move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25\"><span data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25.0\">&#8220;I promised Katie Taylor would be in Ireland for her next fight. It will be the most sensational atmosphere wherever we are but we&#8217;ll see what happens then.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-26\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-26.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-26.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2E90\/production\/_128502911_mediaitem128502910.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/2E90\/production\/_128502911_mediaitem128502910.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2E90\/production\/_128502911_mediaitem128502910.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2E90\/production\/_128502911_mediaitem128502910.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/2E90\/production\/_128502911_mediaitem128502910.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Action from last year's All-Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Galway at Croke Park\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-26.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-26.1\">The home of Gaelic games, Croke Park has a capacity of 82,000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-27\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:11.875%;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-27.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/94AD\/production\/_127816083_bbc_header_grey_8-1x-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/94AD\/production\/_127816083_bbc_header_grey_8-1x-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/94AD\/production\/_127816083_bbc_header_grey_8-1x-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/94AD\/production\/_127816083_bbc_header_grey_8-1x-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/94AD\/production\/_127816083_bbc_header_grey_8-1x-1.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Across the BBC banner\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-27.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-29\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:1.9791666666666665%;\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-29.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Across the BBC footer\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1ru44d4a61s.0.0.0.1.$image-29.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/64524136?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor and Katie Taylor are two of Ireland&#8217;s most high-profile sports stars Conor McGregor has offered to provide \u00a3500,000 to pay for the &#8220;extra security bill&#8221; to allow Katie Taylor&#8217;s world title rematch with Amanda Serrano to be staged at Dublin&#8217;s Croke Park Champion Taylor is scheduled to face Serrano in the city&#8217;s 3Arena [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5482,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480\/revisions\/5482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}