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Katie Taylor’s father and former trainer, Pete Taylor, has called for his daughter to hang up her gloves and retire from boxing.  Although Katie Taylor is still establishing herself on the professional scene and only made her first WBA lightweight title defence on Wednesday night, her father believes it is time for the Irish champion to pack it in. Taylor …

If you haven’t seen Katie Taylor’s WBA title bout with Jessica McCaskill, it is certainly worth checking out in full… Heading into her WBA lightweight title defence last night, Katie Taylor was the overwhelming favourite with most pundits predicting that the Irish champion would walk through her American opponent. However, Taylor was given a much tougher fight than most expected …

There were some concerning moments for Katie Taylor during her WBA lightweight title defence on Wednesday night with the Irish champion describing the contest as the ‘toughest fight of her career’.  Having only made her debut as a professional in November of 2016, Katie Taylor has already become a huge name in the world of boxing having won her first …

From the moment it was announced that she had decided to turn professional under the stewardship of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sports in late 2016, there has been constant chatter about when Katie Taylor’s homecoming bout might be. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist’s debut in the paid ranks took place at the Wembley Arena in London last November, and all …

Based on recent comments from Holly Holm, a mooted clash between she and Ireland’s Katie Taylor seems highly unlikely. Murmurings about a potential boxing match between the pair emerged in late summer/early autumn, with both Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn and her manager Brian Peters suggesting that the fight could come together at a later date. “There’s huge interest from American …

Katie Taylor will face American opposition at the York Hall on December 13th.

Katie Taylor’s post-fight comments at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday night said an awful lot about her character. She had just scored a unanimous decision win over the rugged, tough and durable Argentine Anahi Esther Sanchez over ten rounds. Yet she was critical, characterizing her own performance as “a bit wild at times.” She had just claimed the WBA …

What a night it has been for Katie Taylor at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, where she has been crowned WBA lightweight champion of the world.  Taylor boxed her way to a dominant unanimous decision victory with all three judges scoring the contest 99-90 in favour of the Bray native. In what was Katie’s first 10-round fight in her professional …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor claimed her first world title as a professional on Saturday night, as she outpointed Anahi Esther Sanchez over a rough, physical ten rounds at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. After pipping a pretty uneventful first round, Taylor almost closed the show in the second, dropping her Argentine opponent with a vicious and beautifully placed body shot. Sanchez …

As expected, Katie Taylor will challenge for world honours on the undercard of IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s title fight with Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on October 28th. Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn announced today that the Bray boxer’s opponent will be WBA lightweight champion Anahi Esther Sanchez of Argentina. Delighted to announce @KatieTaylor …

Katie Taylor eased to a third-round stoppage victory over Jasmine Clarkson in Brooklyn last night as she continued her awe-inspiring start to professional boxing. The Bray native put on a clinic in the Barclays Center and was widely praised for the performance as she claimed her sixth win in as many bouts. Such was the comprehensive nature of the win, her …

Katie Taylor made an impressive U.S professional debut on Saturday night, as she stopped Jasmine Clarkson in the third round on the undercard of Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In each of her five previous pro fights Taylor was electric, aggressively stalking her opponents and throwing lightning fast combinations with astounding frequency. …

Katie Taylor’s American debut has been confirmed for July 29 at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, on the undercard of the super-lightweight clash between unbeaten Mikey Garcia and four-weight world champion Adrien Broner. The Bray Bomber will defend the WBA Female Intercontinental Lightweight title she won in April in an eight-round contest against an as yet unnamed opponent. Taylor’s promoter, …

Katie Taylor made an early appearance on the Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko card on Saturday night, taking to the centre of a still sparsely populated Wembley Stadium in London and battering Germany’s Nina Meinke to a seventh-round TKO defeat. By now, we already know what to expect from the professional version of Taylor – constant aggression and blisteringly fast …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor will face fellow unbeaten fighter Nina Meinke on the undercard of the massive heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29th. Taylor was penciled in for a slot on the card quite some time ago, but her promoters Matchroom Boxing only confirmed the identity of the Bray boxer’s opponent today. Additionally, …

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams made a successful professional debut on Saturday night, beating Argentina’s Virginia Noemi Carcamo on points over four rounds at the Manchester Arena. As a match-up on paper, it was exactly what one would expect for the maiden pro outing of a hyped prospect, with Adams’ opponent coming into the bout sporting a modest 4-2-1 …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor has yet to fight in her homeland since turning professional in late 2016, but her promoter Eddie Hearn says there is a good chance that the Bray boxer will have her first major title fight in Dublin, and that could happen as early as November of this year. Even before she stepped into the ring to face …

In each one of her four fights as a professional, Katie Taylor has been ultra aggressive, hyperactive and has pushed hard for exciting finishes, something that is so much more important in the paid ranks than in the amateurs. Thus far, her endeavour has been rewarded with two stoppage victories. Not bad, but it’s perhaps a lower return than what …