Katie Taylor’s last dance was a monumental success, both inside and outside of the ring.The Irish legend bid farewell to boxing on Saturday night by becoming a three-time undisputed champion in front of a record attendance for a female combat sports headliner.Taylor, 40, rolled back the years to dominate 29-year-old PiliGetty83,000 adoring fans packed into the iconic Croke Park to witness Taylor secure a dominant unanimous decision victory over Flora Pili of France.Taylor’s fairytale send-off was equally as well supported by those watching at home, with the event drawing a peak audience of 1.6 million on Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ.That equates to roughly 30 per cent of the Irish population, and doesn’t take into account the masses who flooded into pubs to watch the event or those who came together in large gatherings for group watchalongs. The event also had 552,000 streams on RTÉ Player, and an average of 973,000 TV viewers.RTÉ Director of Video Steve Carson said: “On a historic Saturday night, Irish audiences came together in huge numbers to celebrate the extraordinary career of an Irish sporting icon. “Katie Taylor‘s final victory was a national moment that will be remembered for many years to come.“RTÉ Sport felt it was important to be able to bring live coverage from Croke Park to viewers and listeners, free-to-air, right across the country.”The fight was also broadcast around the world on DAZN, which is yet to publish its own numbers.Speaking in the immediate aftermath of her victorious swansong, Taylor said: “The people of Ireland gave me a dream end to a dream career. Taylor then laid her gloves down on the canvas as a three-time undisputed championGetty“Nothing can top this. This was definitely the highlight of my whole career.“I didn’t think anything could get bigger than London 2012, and then MSG came along. “I didn’t think anything could get bigger than that first fight with Serrano, and then here we are at Croke Park. “I ended my career on top, like every athlete wants to do, on my terms, and I ended it as the undisputed champion.“I don’t think there’s another country in the world that would sell 80,000 tickets for a female athlete. “I’m convinced Ireland was the only country that would actually do that. What a way to end this amazing journey.“I started off this career, and I had the dream of becoming an Olympic champion. “I achieved that, but then these last 10 years have been beyond my wildest dreams. It’s been a remarkable 10 years.”Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.