The two-time undisputed champion controlled the opening rounds with her jab, speed, and movement. Pili made the third round competitive, but Taylor continued landing the cleaner punches as the fight progressed.
The action increased during the seventh, with Taylor getting the better of the exchanges. Pili switched to southpaw in the ninth and remained in that stance during the final round, but Taylor adjusted and finished strongly.
The judges scored the fight 100-90, 100-90, and 98-91. David Irving was the referee.
Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (16-2, 12 KOs) stopped Tyrone “The Mighty Celt” McKenna (25-7-1, 8 KOs) at 2:33 of the fourth round in their welterweight contest.
A body shot from Donovan dropped McKenna in the second round, with referee Paul McCullagh administering an eight-count. McKenna suffered a cut over his right eyebrow during the final minute of the fourth, and the ringside physician stopped the fight.
Taylor Bevan (10-0, 9 KOs) stopped Emmet Brennan (6-1, 1 KO) just 36 seconds into the sixth round of their super middleweight bout.
Bevan dropped Brennan near the end of the third round and put him down again with a left to the body at the bell in the fifth. Two more knockdowns followed early in the sixth before referee Padraig O’Reachtagain stopped the contest.
Joe McGrail (14-0, 7 KOs) stopped Matthew “Bam Bam” Boreland (7-1, 2 KOs) at 3:03 of the fifth round in their super bantamweight fight.
McGrail dropped Boreland with a combination in the closing seconds of the round. Boreland failed to beat referee Padraig O’Reachtagain’s count.
The heavyweight fight between Dave “White Rhino” Allen (27-9-2, 20 KOs) and Thomas “No Carty No Party” Carty (11-1, 9 KOs) ended in a first-round no contest.
Allen landed a right hand to the back of Carty’s head, sending him through the ropes and out of the ring. Carty was unable to continue, and the contest was ruled a no contest at 1:22. Emile Tiedt was the referee.
Molly “Meatball” McCann (5-0, 1 KO) defeated Sylwia Doligala by unanimous decision after eight two-minute rounds in their bantamweight bout.
McCann controlled the fight with her pressure and work rate. The judges scored it 80-72, 80-73, and 79-73. Paul McCullagh was the referee.
Paul “Ravishing” Ryan (12-2, 4 KOs) defeated Paddy “Pat-Man” Gallagher (17-7-1, 10 KOs) over six rounds in their middleweight contest.
Gallagher hurt Ryan badly in the fifth and had him leaning halfway through the ropes. Gallagher suffered a cut over his right eyebrow during an action-packed final round, but Ryan had done enough to receive the decision. Referee Paul McCoy scored the fight 58-55.
Heavyweight Adam Olaniyan (4-0, 4 KOs) stopped Matej Hudak (6-3, 6 KOs) at 2:59 of the first round.
Olaniyan landed a right hand to the chin in the closing seconds of the round. Hudak took the count on one knee before referee Emile Tiedt waved off the fight.
Bobby Flood (4-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jack “Mad Dog” Swallow (4-14-1, 1 KO) by decision in their four-round super welterweight bout.
Flood controlled the contest from start to finish. Referee David Irving scored it 40-36.
Mikey Sheehan and David Diamante served as the ring announcers.
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