Katie Taylor fight attracted 1.6 million viewers to RTÉ 2

Katie Taylor’s historic fight attracted a staggering 1.6 million viewers to RTÉ 2, as well as the packed-out Croke Park at 83,000 people.

As well as this, the fight had over half a million views on RTÉ Player. With an average of 973,000 viewers, that represented a 74% share of the available viewing audience.

The fight will go down in the history books as it was the first professional boxing match at Croke Park since Mohammed Ali took on Al “Blue” Lewis in front of 17,000 people.

RTÉ Director of Video Steve Carson said: “On a historic Saturday night, Irish audiences came together in huge numbers to celebrate the extraordinary career of an Irish sporting icon. Katie Taylor's final victory was a national moment that will be remembered for many years to come. RTÉ Sport felt it was important to be able to bring live coverage from Croke Park to viewers and listeners, free-to-air, right across the country."

Katie Taylor took to her Instagram to reflect on the final fight of her career. She said: “The last night of my boxing career may well have been my best. A dream ending to an amazing journey! Thank you, Ireland, for filling Croke Park with your song and your support. I will never forget it!”