Molly McCann vs. Sylwia Doligala: Press Conference Quotes

Molly McCann vs. Sylwia Doligala: Press Conference Quotes

Katie Taylor will have her farewell fight this weekend in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park. Taylor will fight the unbeaten Flora Pili with undisputed status at super-lightweight on the line.

The undercard features Molly McCann defending her unbeaten record against Sylwia Doligala.

Here is what both fighters had to say at today’s press conference.

Molly McCann:

“I’m going to be the new Carl Froch. None of us have heard the end of him fighting at Wembley. It’ll be, ‘remember that time I fought at Croke Park in front of 80,000 people’. That’s my new one-liner. I remember walking into a boxing gym and being turned away and being told I wasn’t allowed to box because I was a girl. I remember starting boxing; it was at the Golden Gloves gym. My coach brought in a camcorder, and on that camcorder, he said, ‘watch this girl, I’ve just seen her training with her dad’. It was Katie and Pete. I was like, ‘oh my god, I want to be like her’. 20 years later, here we are. There’s been moments in my career where I’ve bumped into Brian and bumped into Katie. We spoke about maybe one day turning over. It’s not lost on me; I know how many girls and how many young men would kill to be in this position. I’m really aware of the honour and the privilege that it is. It’s like you’re walking on clouds every day. I’ve fought on massive stages before in my other careers, and I’ve maybe used all of my energy up in that week and been so ready. I’ve learnt from highs, and I’ve learnt from the lows. The win isn’t just getting here and walking out. The win is the win when your hand is raised at the end of the fight. I’m very much aware nothing is done until it is done.”

Sylwia Doligala:

“I’m very thankful for this opportunity. Going from little, small hall shows onto this is just a dream come true for me. Especially fighting Molly, she’s such a well-known person. I believe it will be such a good fight. There will be some fireworks on Saturday night.”

Photo/Quote Credit: Matchroom Boxing