Katie Taylor vs Flora Pili LIVE: Croke Park fight start time, updates and results tonight

The famous Irish song “Grace” is performed by Aoife Scott and Roisin O now.

The crowd is in strong voice, as you’d expect!

Westlife encourage the Croke Park crowd to get their phone lights on, before launching into the chorus of “You Raise Me Up”.

With that, they leave the stage.

While Westlife continue doing their thing, check out this promo video for Taylor’s farewell, starring actor Barry Keoghan:

Here are Irish boyband Westlife, performing “World Of Our Own”.

Always enjoyed this one as a kid.

Taylor and Pili’s ring walks will be next…

Corrr, we’re getting close now. An iconic Irish tune is BELTED OUT by the Croker faithful.

Westlife will play right before / during Taylor’s ring walk, and the noise when the legend emerges will be deafening. No doubt.

Former heavyweight David Price, speaking to BetSelect.co.uk, said this week: “It would only be fitting for her to go out with a win against Flora Pili, which I think she will.

“She will be etched into history for what she’s done for women’s boxing. She is up there as one of the greatest British and Irish boxers of all time.

“She’ll go down as one of, if not the greatest female boxer of all time, and I have no doubts that she should be and will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”

Another replay shows Carty clutching the back of his head after Allen’s final punch, before the Irishman fell through the ropes.

I wouldn’t say that was an intentionally illegal punch by Allen.

What a bizarre turn of events.

Carty is back on his feet, and he’s being escorted away from the ring.

We still don’t have an official ruling, but it will likely be a no-contest, rather than a KO or DQ.

MC David Diamante explains that it is a no-contest, upon the advice of a ringside doctor, with the finish coming at 1:22 of the very first round.

Carty is sitting up. He’s receiving oxygen, but he was also just seen shaking his head.

Allen is still bemused by the situation. The crowd doesn’t know what to make of it, either.

There are a few boos, but there’s clearly concern for Carty. I still don’t know what’s wrong with him.

Could it be that the punch to the side of the head actually landed to the back of the head?

Yes, a replay shows it did! The fans have seen that replay now, and they’re booing.

Nice one-two from Carty after some early jabs by Allen. Carty with his own slick jab, then another southpaw one-two.

Allen fires back and has Carty wobbling off balance, then… OH!

Allen throws a shot to the side of the head in the clinch, and Carty tumbles through the ropes and out of the ring!!

“What the f***?” says a visibly-confused Allen.

Carty is lying flat on his back at ringside. He’s conscious, looking up at the sky. Did he get buzzed? Did he dislocate a shoulder or something? We’ll let you know once we know more.

They’ve paused the clock, but the fight hasn’t yet been waved off.