Taylor Bevan v Emmet Brennan: Croke Park hosts super-middleweight bout

Bevan turned professional with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in 2024, two years after winning Commonwealth Games silver representing Wales at Birmingham 2022.

So far in his career, he has been supported by a large and loud following, with Dublin the latest destination for his fans to watch him in action.

Having started his pro journey with Welsh trainer Colin Jones, Bevan recently made the switch to Manchester, where he is now looked after by Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis.

Their gym includes cruiserweight Pat Brown, welterweight Conah Walker and heavyweight Dave Allen, who has featured Bevan in a number of light-hearted posts on Instagram.

Allen is also in action on Saturday as the chief support when he takes on Thomas Carty.

Despite Bevan appearing to be the target of some humorous posts from Allen on social media, the man from Southampton said the popular heavyweight has significantly helped his development.

Bevan laughed as he said: “When you first meet him, he likes to rip into people.

“He’s not ripping me as much now and obviously he has been building up to his fight on the same card as me, I think he might get under my skin on fight week more than my opponent will!

“But he’s brilliant to be around and has been a massive help for me in my career, he’s always someone I can go to for advice and technical guidance because his knowledge of the sport is unlike anything I’ve seen before.”

With hopes of potentially headlining on the south coast in the future, Bevan is hoping to put on a classy display for his travelling supporters.

“I’ve got no doubt in my mind that I’ll come away with the win and a knockout would be the cherry on top,” he said.

“It’s a tough test at this stage of my career but I’m the younger and fresher fighter with more experience in the pros.

“I won’t go in there looking for the knockout but I think it will come, but as long as I go in there and put in a good performance then I’ll be happy with myself.”