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Robert Hynes

Eddie Hearn teases another Dublin boxing event this year following Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron

Eddie Hearn says it looks like Matchroom will stage a second event in Dublin this year, most likely in November.

Katie Taylor moved up in weight to face Chantelle Cameron for the English fighter's super-lightweight world titles last month, losing on points in what was her first defeat as a professional.

The Bray native has a rematch clause and it is understood that another fight between the pair could take place at 135lbs, with Taylor putting her lightweight belts on the line this time.

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Hearn, who promotes both fighters, was asked by a fan in a Q&A on Instagram if he will stage a show in Dublin in September, to which he replied: "Looks like November."

May's show saw a number of Irish fighters compete on the undercard, but results didn't all go in their favour.

Paddy Donovan, Thomas Carthy and Caoimhin Agyarko all recorded victories, but there were defeats for Gary Cully and Dennis Hogan prior to the main event.

One would expect that most of those names would also fight on the November card.

This weekend sees another Irishman fight on a Matchroom show as Jason Quigley faces American Edgar Berlanga at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jason Quigley (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

And the Donegal man is hoping that a victory over his 20-0 opponent could lead to a world title fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Dublin.

He said last week: "I was interviewed recently and they're obviously all, 'Berlanga this and Berlanga that and it's going to be a big shock for Eddie Hearn if Berlanga gets beat'.

"But I said that Eddie's going to rub his hands together if Berlanga gets beaten by me.

"Berlanga can obviously headline Madison Square Garden but he can't come to Ireland and fill the 3 Arena - and he can't really do any big arenas anywhere else.

"Whereas I can do arenas here in Ireland, I can do Madison Square Garden as well with all the Irish.

"It's going to be win-win for Eddie either way, which usually is the case.

"The way that they put on the show the last time with Katie, of course the results might not have gone the way that everyone wanted them to go but when you sit back and look at it, the biggest boxing fights have been taken back to Ireland.

"Two undisputed champions fought each other in the 3 Arena, the place was rammed, the atmosphere was electric and the fights were brilliant.

"Yes, we would have loved Katie and Gary (Cully) to win and it didn't turn out that way, but that's the way boxing goes sometimes.

"But we know the appetite is there and Eddie sees the appetite for boxing now in Ireland and yes, it definitely would be nice to headline the 3 Arena - or even go bigger than that, if you got a Canelo fight in Croke Park!"

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