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Gavin O'Callaghan

Katie Taylor to receive official homecoming party in Bray later this week

An official homecoming party has been announced for undisputed cham Katie Taylor.

The massive event is set to go ahead in her native Bray this Friday along the Seafront.

Fans can line out along the beautiful seaside from 7pm as the star will great everyone following her huge win in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

The boxer was given a heroic welcome home in Dublin Airport on Tuesday morning where hundreds cheered her through the Terminal 2 gates.

Speaking earlier she said she thinks a rematch with Belgium's Delphine Persoon is "inevitable" as

it's "a fight people want to see again."

Defeated Persoon has confirmed she will file an official complaint with boxing chiefs after her loss.

The Bray boxer became the undisputed lightweight world champion in the early hours of Sunday morning after being awarded the fight against the Belgian by the judges, who scored it: 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 in favour of the 2012 Olympic Gold medallist.

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