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Katie Taylor to defend titles in August on grounds of Eddie Hearn's home

Katie Taylor will defend her world titles on August 22 at promoter Eddie Hearn's home - Matchroom Boxing HQ in Essex.

Heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are set for a rescheduled clash on the final weekend of Eddie Hearn's 'Fight Camp' series, with Taylor in support against an as yet unnamed opponent.

Taylor, 33, had been due to fight Amanda Serrano but the Puerto Rican says she has pulled out of the fight due to a pay dispute.

A rematch with rival Delfine Persoon could be on the cards with the Belgian veteran gunning for another shot at Taylor's titles after her narrow points defeat to the Bray puncher last year.

Donegal's Jason Quigley will also feature on the August 22 card - against English middleweight Jack Cullen.

Kildare featherweight Eric Donovan fights on the August 14 show and will take on Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett.

The Eddie Hearn/Matchroom Fight Camp series also features fights on August 1 and 7 and the bouts will be screened live on Sky Sports.

Jason Quigley will fight on August 22 (Tom Hogan/Golden Boy/Getty Images)

"We've of course got Madison Square Garden, this is Matchroom Square Garden," said Hearn.

"We've been working diligently with the British Boxing Board of Control for the last three months. We're in a position where we know the procedures that have to take place to make the sport safe to return.

"We feel like we've done it at the right time, we feel like everything's safe. We've got a brilliant schedule of fights lined up and we can't wait to bring boxing back to your screens.

"We have no crowd, we don't have the 80,000 singing 'Sweet Caroline' and have the energy of the audience but what we do have is the beauty of boxing, the rawness of the sport.

"We need to make sure those fights are compelling." 

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