Eddie Hearn accuses Croke Park of ‘taking the absolute p**s’ over Katie Taylor fight fee as stadium row rumbles on
Katie Taylor (left) with Chantelle Cameron as Promoter, Eddie Hearn looks on during a press conference at The Mansion House, Dublin. Picture: Damien Eagers/PA Wire.
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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said Croke Park officials took the “p**s” and quoted a fee that was “three times” the price of Wembley Stadium to host Katie Taylor’s homecoming fight.
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