Promoter Eddie Hearn says a potential trilogy bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano would "one of the biggest fight of all time" and is hopeful it could take place at Dublin's Croke Park.
In two fights considered modern-day classics, Irishwoman Taylor, 38, edged the Puerto Rican on points in Texas earlier this month and in New York two years ago.
The pair earned career-high paydays for both fights, with a rematch which was chief support to Jake Paul's win over Mike Tyson and streamed on Netflix to a reported 74 million global viewers.
"I think a third fight with Amanda, given the viewership on Netflix and the success of the first fight, would result in not just the biggest female fight of all time but one of the biggest fights of all time," Hearn said.
Taylor, one of the sport's most decorated athletes, is the undisputed light-welterweight champion and also holds the WBA and WBC lightweight belts.
While a third fight with 38-year-old Serrano remains the priority, Hearn has not ruled out a homecoming bout against a mandatory challenger in spring or summer 2025.
Among her mandatory challengers are Briton Caroline Dubois at lightweight and Chantelle Cameron – to whom Taylor lost in May 2023 before avenging the defeat six months later.
"The reality is that Katie hasn’t got many fights left but the trilogy with Chantelle Cameron is also definitely a fight Katie wants," Hearn said.
In February 2023, The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) said no refusal to cover "security costs" was the stumbling block that prevented a Taylor fight from being staged at the 82,000-capacity Croke Park.
Taylor has long spoken of her desire to fight there, and Hearn feels the exposure of the rematch could "kick Croke Park over the line".
"I don't want to get too excited over it because we've been there before but if we're ever going to do it it would be on the back of a fight and viewership like that," Hearn said.
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