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Who is Karen Elizabeth Carabajal? Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Katie Taylor’s next opponent

Who is Karen Elizabeth Carabajal? Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Katie Taylor’s next opponentDAZN

Katie Taylor returns to the UK for the first time since her historic fight against Amanda Serrano on Saturday night when she takes on Karen Elizabeth Carabajal at Wembley Arena. 

The undisputed women's lightweight champion will be considered a huge favourite against Carabajal, but this fight is a huge step up for the Argentine who is yet to face anyone of particular note on her record. 

If Carabajal can beat Taylor however, it will be huge upset and could present some lucrative fights in the future. 

DAZN takes a look at Carabajal's career ahead of what will be her biggest fight to date. 

What is Karen Elizabeth Carabajal's record? 

Karen Elizabeth Carabajal boasts a 19-0 professional record with two of those wins coming by way of knockout. 

Championships

Karen Elizabeth Carabajal is yet to win or fight for a world title. That could all change on Saturday night. 

Biggest wins

Karen Elizabeth Carabajal doesn't posses any notable names on her professional record, but she comes into this contest with Taylor on the back of two TKO wins in her last four fights. 

Taylor vs. Carabajal fight date, start time

  • Date: Saturday, October 29 
  • Time: 18:00pm BST/13:00pm ET
  • Main event ringwalks (approx):  22:00pm BST/17:00pm ET

The event is due to start at 18:00pm BST/13:00pm ET on Saturday October 29. The ringwalks for the main event are set for 22:00pm BST/17:00pm ET but these times are subject to change depending on the length of the fights on the undercard.

Can I watch Taylor vs. Carabajal on DAZN?

The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (except Australia and New Zealand). You can sign up for a subscription here. However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.

What devices are supported on DAZN?

DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:

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Where is the Taylor vs. Carabajal fight?

The fight takes place at Wembley Arena, London, England.

Katie Taylor record and bio

  • Nationality: Irish   
  • Date of birth: July 2, 1986
  • Height: 5'5"  
  • Reach: 60"
  • Total fights: 21
  • Record: 21-0 (6 KOs)   

Karen Elizabeth Carabajal record and bio

  • Nationality: Argentine
  • Date of birth: June 24, 1989  
  • Height: N/A   
  • Reach: N/A
  • Total fights: 19
  • Record: 19-0 (2 KOs)  

Taylor vs. Carabajal fight card

  • Katie Taylor vs. Karen Elizabeth Carabajal; For Taylor’s WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF lightweight title
  • Jordan Gill vs. Kiko Martinez; For Gill’s European featherweight championship and an IBF eliminator
  • Johnny Fisher vs. Alfonso Damiani; Heavyweight
  • Mary Romero vs. Ellie Scotney; For Romero's EBU European super bantamweight championship
  • Gary Cully vs. Jaouad Belmehdi; Lightweight
  • Thomas Whittaker Hart vs. Mickey Ellison; Light heavyweight 
  • Jordan Reynolds vs. Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero; Light middleweight 
  • John Hedges vs. Juris Zundovskis; Light heavyweight 
  • Maisey Rose vs. TBA; Women's featherweight