Episode 3097: Doherty Returns, Katie-Serrano Rematch, Tyson’s Texas Circus

There’s a lot of great Irish sport on over the next few days, but the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematch in Dallas on Friday night is the pick of the bunch.

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Gavan Casey of the42.ie is on the ground in Texas, and we chat to him about just how special the first fight at Madison Square Garden was, what we can expect from Katie after a full year out of the ring, and whether, at 38 years of age, she might look to hang up her gloves in the near future. And we also turn our eyes toward the main event/circus sideshow element of the card, as a 58-year-old Mike Tyson takes on YouTuber Jake Paul.

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Ken was in Heimir HQ today ahead of the Finland and England games – he breathlessly reports on the matchday minus-one presser.

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Plus there’s Matt Doherty’s return, England’s evacuation and Bruno’s catch.

Bruno Fernandes helped save an ill passenger on an easyJet flight to Lisbon yesterday.

As Bruno was going to the toilet at the back of the plane, he noticed a man appeared to be passing out.

Fernandes shouted urgently for assistance: “Excuse me! We need help! Excuse me! We need… pic.twitter.com/bsaUBGRpBw

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