Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal result: Undisputed champion cruises to points victory over game challenger in London

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Katie Taylor said she was satisfied to have “boxed smart” after a convincing points victory over Karen Carabajal saw the undisputed lightweight champion retain her belts at London’s OVO Arena.

The Irishwoman followed up her epic win over fellow great Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in April with a more routine shutout against unbeaten Carabajal, who could not match her admirable willingness to come forward with telling shots.

“I’m just delighted to get the victory,” said Taylor, who was cheered on as a hero by a crowd dotted with Irish flags at the venue where she made her professional debut in 2016. “It’s not been a bad six years – it’s been brilliant.”

Taylor landed crisply and looked sharp throughout in a dominant performance that takes the 36-year-old a step closer to the fight at Dublin’s Croke Park stadium she craves.

The Bray-born fighter added afterwards that she expects to headline the 82,300-capacity stadium at some point in 2023.

The Sporting News provided live results and highlights from Taylor vs. Carabajal. 

Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal live results, updates

Katie Taylor beats Karen Carabajal on points!

99-91, 100-91, 98-92 are the scores on the doors! Thanks for following our coverage – a full report and analysis is coming up!

Round 10: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Taylor is on point with her shots but still can’t find a way to crack the game Carabajal. A roar goes up as the champion goes for the big shot in the final seconds of the fight but her target holds on.

That looks very much like being a shutout for Taylor! It goes to the scorecards.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (100-90)

Round 9: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Plenty of action from both fighters, Taylor scything in rights to menacing effect as Carabajal tries to find the shot she needs to win this.

Carabajal has blood rolling down the right-hand side of her face as she returns to her corner to be patched up.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (90-81)

Round 8: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Carabajal looks a little short on ideas against a fairly impenetrable defence from Taylor, who is sharper to the snap on the inside and connecting with jabs.

She might run out of time to go for the knockout but Taylor is cruising to victory here.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (80-72)

Round 7: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Carabajal keeps coming forward, crouching slightly as Taylor stands statuesque, waiting to land short punches.

Then the challenger clinches and tries to rattle off a body shot or two as she untangles herself, and is on the receiving end of two hooks.

Seven rounds in – will there be an early finish?

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (70-63)

Round 6: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Taylor looks comfortable, winging in a few shots to Carabajal’s ribs as she takes her time and waits for openings.

Carabajal holds her glove off and receives a fistbump from her coach as she heads back to her corner at the end of the round.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (60-54)

Round 5: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Another round in the bank for Taylor, who looks a little more cautious than she did in the first three rounds, usig her head movement to steer clear of trouble.

Carabajal takes a couple of shots. There’s a bit of damage around her eyes to suggest she’s feeling the effects of her efforts.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (50-45)

Round 4: Taylor vs. Carabajal

No complaints in terms of the entertainment value but Carabajal’s team might not enjoy how many openings she is allowing Taylor, who sends her back into a neutral corner and unleashes a flurry including a spiteful left hook.

Carabajal escapes and keeps coming forward but looks increasingly ragged. Then she has success with a flurry of shots, serving as a warning for her opponent.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (40-36)

Round 3: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Carabajal is giving a great account of herself here, stepping in and seeking openings while looking nimble on her feet.

The undefeated challenger still isn’t landing as many points-scoring shots, but she’s a much more dangerous opponent than her pre-fight odds might have suggested.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (30-27)

Round 2: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Taylor appears to be receiving some attention above her right eye at the end of the second but it’s another round for the champion.

There has been a slight sense in both rounds that the fighters are just warming up by the time the bell goes at the end of the two minutes…

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (20-18)

Round 1: Taylor vs. Carabajal

Taylor looks composed in the first round. Nothing significant gets through but her shots have zip. Carabajal doesn’t look flustered by the occasion at all but perhaps the champion shaded that one.

SN unofficial scorecard: Taylor 10-9 Carabajal (10-9)

10.05 p.m. BST / 5.05 p.m. ET: Right then. After a suitably lengthy build-up, Katie Taylor emerges to a welcome worthy of the hero she is too many in this arena.

Carabajal, in two shades of blue and white with her hair braided, made a much more low-key bound to the ring before the undisputed champion.

Diamante is rattling out the introductions with his characteristic bombast. There are a few pantomime boos when the Argentinian is heralded. Taylor bashes her gold gloves together as her recorded is recited.

9.45 p.m. BST / 4.45 p.m. ET: A huge roar goes up as footage from Katie Taylor’s dressing room appears on the big screen.

There have been a few traditional Irish songs coming over the speakers as well, The anticipation levels are peaking.

9.30 p.m. BST / 4.30 p.m. ET: “There are people who go out and drink and party,” says Kiko Martinez, talking to DAZN after knocking out Jordan Gill. “I look after myself. I train with the same happiness I did when I started.”

Hearn is right to point out the array of shots Martinez landed in that fight, calling him a Spanish Benjamin Button. The promoter wants Martinez to face Mauricio Lara in a final eliminator, while the man himself sounds like he wants to fight in England again and attempt revenge against Josh Warrington, who he lost to – via a broken jaw for Warrington – in March.

Round 4: Kiko Martinez knocks out Jordan Gill

Gill did commendably to survive that third round, really, and he almost makes it through the fourth when Martinez closes the show.

There are 14 seconds left when Martinez pummels an overhand into the right-hand side of the bloodied Gill’s chin in his latest trip to the canvas, having gone on a merry dance around the ring as he just about recovered from going down earlier in the round.

Martinez is the new European featherweight champion and in line for a world title shot! Gill, who must be pretty dazed, is eventually able to head over to the winner’s corner and offer him a hug.

Round 3: Gill vs. Martinez

What a round for Martinez! Gill is hanging on as the Spanish technician repeatedly has him on the canvas, first with a right cross and then with an uppercut.

This is turning into a brutal night for Gill. Martinez lands with another uppercut, then laughs with his trainer in the corner, clasping his head and kissing it.

SN unofficial scorecard: Gill 8-10 Martinez (28-30)

A much better round for Martinez, who is hurting Gill with body shots as he continues to pursue his opponent around the ring.

A spiteful crack to Gill’s side lands. That looked a grim one to take.

SN unofficial scorecard: Gill 9-10 Martinez (20-20)

Round 1: Gill vs. Martinez

There’s a silence around the arena for the first time in a while tonight as the pair size each other up in the opening round, Martinez coming forward while Gill lands the cleaner shots and combinations.

Martinez isn’t shy to take a shot or two in order to keep the pressure on but it’s Gill who gets off to the better start.

SN unofficial scorecard: Gill 10-9 Martinez (10-9 Gill)

9.02 p.m. BST / 4.02 p.m. ET

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ rings out, and we’re then deprived of a similarly full version of ‘Do you Really Like It?’ by DJ Luck (featuring MC Neat).

That’s because the bell sounds to signal Martinez’s entry to the ring. He’s limbering up against the ropes in a white t-shirt and black shorts with a dog on one side of them.

Here comes Gill in a white robe with red and blue trim. A fellow outside the ring is holding up the home fighter’s Commonwealth featherweight title and having a chuckle as Diamante delivers the necessary announcements.

8.50 p.m. BST / 3.50 p.m. ET

Johnny Fisher says he has a world title within his sights and sends a shout out to the many fans who have followed him here. The 23-year-old has a bright future!

Up next: Jordan Gill takes on Kiko Martinez for the European featherweight title. ‘Jump Around’ by House of Pain blasts out.

8.45 p.m. BST / 3.45 p.m. ET: Johnny Fisher knocks Dominik Musil out in the first round

There was under a minute left in the first round when Fisher, who came out to a loud rendition of John Denver’s ‘Take me Home, Country Roads’, sent Musil to the canvas for the third time.

Musil had wobbled back to his feet twice but it seemed a merciful moment when the referee waved it off. The Romford massive are ecstatic!

“Raw is exciting,” says Eddie Hearn on the DAZN microphone. “He’s the biggest ticket-seller this country has seen since Ricky Hatton.”

8.30 p.m. BST / 3.30 p.m. ET: Ellie Scotney beats Mary Romero by unanimous decision

Scotney is a European champion! The English fighter wins 97-93, 97-94 and 96-94 on the scorecards.

8.15 p.m. BST / 3.15 p.m. ET

Judging by some of the t-shirts, there’s a lot of love from Romford in the building – with loud renditions of Johnny Fisher’s name.

The heavyweight returns to action tonight when he takes on Dominik Musil.

7.40 p.m. BST / 2.40 p.m. ET

Ellie Scotney is out to a suitably raucous reception for the sixth and potentially most glorious fight of the former amateur champon’s career so far.

The home fighter is aiming to win the European super-bantamweight title against an opponent who, at 37, is 13 years her senior.

7.25 p.m. BST / 2.25 p.m. ET

Here’s that clobbering from Cully. Hope he isn’t getting paid by the hour on his Matchroom debut.

“There’s only one Gary Cully,” sing some of his greatest fans as they make their way out – presumably for a celebratory beer or two.

7.15 p.m. BST / 2.15 p.m. ET Gary Cully knocks out Jaouad Belmehdi

Gone in 30 seconds! It’s the first knockout of the night as Irish lightweight champion Cully needs half a minute to batter Belmehdi.

A solid crowd-pleaser there for the many Irish fans brandishing flags in the stands. Cully is a contender to fight on the card if Taylor’s mooted headliner at Dublin’s Croke Park takes place, and he’s shown why tonight.

6.50 p.m. BST / 1.50 p.m. ET: Mickey Ellison beats Thomas Whittaker Hart

Lancashire lad Ellison jumps for joy as he retains his central area light-heavyweight title on points following an attritional fight which took its toll on both men without greatly threatening to reach an early conclusion.

6.20 p.m. BST / 1.20 p.m. ET: Ellie Scotney made her way into the arena with one of her entourage carrying a Crystal Palace home shirt earlier.

The Eagles won in London with a 1-0 home win against Southampton this afternoon. A good omen for the WBA Inter-Continental super-bantamweight champion?

6 p.m. / 1 p.m. ET: Jordan Reynolds beats Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero by decision

They’ll be laughing all the way back to Luton as Reynolds ends his exile with victory. The 27-year-old took a few body shots from his game veteran opponent along the way and will no doubt view this one as a useful experience after ending his exile from the ring.

5.35 p.m. / 12.35 p.m. ET: Jordan Reynolds has just made possibly the best entrance we’ve seen so far this evening. You can guess where he hails from when I tell you that there are renditions of “we are Luton Town” from a small section up in the heights of this arena.

Reynolds immediately tries to put it on his opponent, Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero, but the moustachioed Spaniard holds him off and tries to thud in a few fierce shots of his own. Early knockings, but this looks like being another lively one.

John Hedges beats Ales Makovec

We’ve just witnessed an entertaining six-rounder between John ‘The Gentleman’ Hedges and unbeaten opponent Ales Makovec.

The pair touched gloves at the end and are now in their corners having a chat while the unmistakable David Diamante makes his way towards the centre of the ring to announce the winner.

Hedges has his hand aloft as Fatboy Slim’s ‘Rockafeller Skank’ plays! The man in the green and yellow trunks hugs his opponent. That’s the seventh win of a perfect career so far for the 20-year-old!

When is Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal? 

  • Date: Saturday, October 29 | Sunday, October 29 (AU)
  • Start time: 1 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. BST | 3 a.m. AEST
  • Main event: 5:15 p.m. ET | 10:15 p.m. BST | 7:15 a.m. AEST

Taylor vs. Carabajal takes place on October 29. The main card starts at 1 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. BST | 3 a.m. AEST. Taylor and Carabajal should make their way to the ring around 5:15 p.m. ET | 10:15 p.m. BST | 7:15 a.m. AEST, depending on how long the undercard fights last. 

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How to watch Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal

Country Date Channel + Live Stream (main card)
United States and Canada Sat, Oct. 29 DAZN
United Kingdom Sat. Oct. 29 DAZN
Australia Sunday, Oct. 30 Main Event

In the U.S. and the U.K., Taylor vs. Carabajal will air on DAZN. 

In Australia, the fight will air on Main Event. 

MORE: Join DAZN to watch Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal

Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal price: How much does the card cost? 

  • DAZN monthly subscription: $19.99, $20 in Canada, £7.99 in the U.K.
  • DAZN annual subscription: $99.99, $150 in Canada

To watch Taylor vs. Carabajal, you can either pay for a DAZN monthly subscription ($19.99) or an annual subscription ($99.99). In Canada, a DAZN monthly subscription is $20, while an annual subscription is $150. 

Katie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal fight card

  • Katie Taylor (c) vs. Karen Carabajal for the undisputed lightweight titles
  • Kiko Martinez def. Jordan Gill (c) for the European featherweight title
  • Ellie Scotney def. Mary Romero (c) for the EBU European super-bantamweight title
  • Gary Cully def. Jaouad Belmehdi; lightweights
  • Mickey Ellison def. Thomas Whittaker-Hart; light-heavyweights
  • Johnny Fisher def. Alfonso Damiani; heavyweights
  • John Hedges def. Ales Makovec; light-heavyweights
  • Jordan Reynolds def. Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero; super-welterweights
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