GARDEN PARTY

Taylor and Serrano have secured their legacy and inspired new generation

- ROBERT HYNES

THE word legacy is being thrown around a lot this week in New York — but nobody is more deserving of the praise than Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

It's their third meeting this weekend, but this event is very different to the one they fought a little over seven months ago.

While their rematch was the most watched women's sporting event in US history as 74million tuned in worldwide, it was the support act to the gimmick that was Jake Paul v Mike Tyson.

Now it headlines a historic all-female card at Madison Square Garden, which will set a Guinness World Record for the most world championship belts ever contested on a single fight card, with 17 on the line tomorrow.

“I'm just so excited to be headlining such a huge, iconic moment like this; said Taylor after an open workout at the World Trade Centre as she was joined in the ring by young fans.

Some showed their boxing skills, others their Irish dancing.

“I didn't think it was going to get any bigger than the last fight but here we are headlining an all-female card at such an iconic venue,” Taylor continued. “This is the stuff of dreams.”

Having gone into the lion's den with very little Irish in attendance last November in Texas, Taylor will be backed by a huge Irish support this week.

She added: “This is absolutely insane. This is something I could only dream of as a kid, to be involved in nights like this. I don't take it for granted.

“It's going to be an epic atmosphere in MSG, all the Irish and Puerto Rican fans coming together. It’s great to see so many Irish people here.”