74 Facts About Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor was born on 2 July 1986 and is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer.

Katie Taylor is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBA title since 2017; the IBF title since 2018; and the WBC, WBO, and The Ring magazine titles since 2019, as well as having held the WBO junior-welterweight title in 2019.

Katie Taylor is known for her fast-paced, aggressive boxing style.

Katie Taylor was born on 2 July 1986 in Bray, County Wicklow, the daughter of Irish mother Bridget and English-born father Pete Katie Taylor.

Katie Taylor has an older sister named Sarah and two older brothers named Lee and Peter, the latter of whom is a mathematics professor at Dublin City University.

Katie Taylor's father, who was born near Leeds and grew up in Birmingham, first visited Bray to work with his father in the amusement arcades on the seafront.

Katie Taylor coached Adam Nolan who, like Taylor, represented Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Between 1999 and 2005, Katie Taylor attended St Kilian's Community School in Bray.

Katie Taylor was a member of Bray Runners, a local athletics club, and several American colleges reportedly offered her sports scholarships while she was still studying at St Killian's.

Katie Taylor's father coached her and her two older brothers, Lee and Peter, at St Fergal's Boxing Club, which operated out of a former boathouse in Bray.

At the 2006 European Amateur Championships in Warsaw, Poland, Katie Taylor won her second successive gold medal by stopping reigning world champion Tatiana Chalaya of Russia, collecting the tournament's Best Boxer award.

Katie Taylor went on to claim her second World title at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, contested in November at Ningbo, China.

On 18 September 2010, Katie Taylor went on to claim her third successive World title at the 2010 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, in Barbados.

Katie Taylor won the gold medal at the EU Women Boxing Championships in Katowice, Poland in 2011.

On 19 May 2012, Katie Taylor won her fourth successive World title at the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, in Qinhuangdao China.

Fans of Katie Taylor produced record noise levels at the Olympics.

On 24 November 2014, Katie Taylor won her fifth straight lightweight title in South Korea at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, defeating Yana Allekseevna of Azerbaijan.

On 27 June 2015, Katie Taylor won the lightweight title in Azerbaijan at the inaugural European Games, defeating Estelle Mosely of France.

Two days later, Katie Taylor lost to Estelle Mossely in the semi-finals which ended her quest for a sixth World title in a row.

Katie Taylor made her professional debut on 26 November 2016, scoring a third-round technical knockout at the Wembley Arena in London.

Katie Taylor controlled the contest from the opening bell with her speed and combination punches.

Sanchez was hurt again in the next round after a right hand from Katie Taylor caused her to stagger.

Katie Taylor began to take control with her speed and power before McCaskill found success and hurt the champion in the sixth round.

Katie Taylor received a point deduction in the seventh for excessive holding, before keeping McCaskill at a distance and fighting at range for the next three rounds to secure a UD victory.

Katie Taylor's next fight was a unification bout against reigning IBF female lightweight champion Victoria Bustos on 28 April 2018 at the Barclays Center in New York City.

Katie Taylor controlled the majority of the fight with her speed from a distance, only encountering difficulty in rounds seven and eight after engaging Bustos at close range.

Katie Taylor made three successful defences of the her titles in 2018; defeating Kimberly Connor via third-round TKO in July; former WBO female featherweight champion Cindy Serrano by UD in October; and former WBC female super-featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom in December.

Katie Taylor's first fight of 2019 was another unification bout, facing WBO female lightweight champion Rose Volante on 15 March at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Katie Taylor started the fight strong, using her combination punching and movement to take control, dropping Volante to the canvas with a right hand in the opening round.

The second round saw Katie Taylor stay behind the jab, keeping her opponent at range as Volante attempted to close the distance and fight at close quarters.

Katie Taylor obliged, but the Irish champion's footwork allowed her to get in-and-out before Volante could land any meaningful punches.

Round six saw Katie Taylor pierce the guard of Volante with straight punches, leaving her opponent with a bloodied nose.

Katie Taylor continued her success in the eighth, landing an overhand right followed by a rapid six-punch combination.

In December 2018, Irish journalist Evanne Ni Chuilinn stated that Katie Taylor accused Delfine Persoon of turning down a "life-changing" amount of money to fight her.

Katie Taylor's manager stated that Katie Taylor wouldn't even get out of bed for this sum.

Although, in a different interview Katie Taylor's team stated it was not done by them, but by the organizers and that they had no idea about this forced move out of the hotel.

Katie Taylor's team accused Persoon's manager of purposefully attempting to stir controversy by booking his fighter into the hotel Katie Taylor was staying at.

Katie Taylor suffered a cut to her forehead in the fourth round.

Katie Taylor found more success in the sixth, scoring with counter punches while making Persoon miss as the Belgian began to tire.

The tables turned in the eighth as Katie Taylor looked to be tiring, with the highlight of the round being a solid right hand from Persoon to stop Katie Taylor in her tracks.

The champion started the fight as the aggressor, forcing Katie Taylor to fight off the back foot.

Katie Taylor started to find her rhythm in the second round, scoring punches while using her fast footwork to make her opponent miss.

The third round saw more of the same with Katie Taylor staying behind the jab and landing left hooks.

Linardatou found success in the fourth and fifth rounds, landing multiple right hands and leaving Katie Taylor with swelling above her right eye.

Katie Taylor began regaining control in the sixth, using her footwork and landing her signature rapid combinations.

Katie Taylor was scheduled to defend her lightweight titles against seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano on 2 May 2020 at the Manchester Arena.

Katie Taylor defended her titles on 14 November 2020 at The SSE Arena in London against Miriam Gutierrez.

Katie Taylor was next scheduled to defend her undisputed lightweight titles at the AO Arena against Natasha Jonas, an opponent she had previously defeated in the quarter-finals at the 2012 London Olympics.

Katie Taylor won decisively on all three scorecards after flooring Han with a short right hook in the eighth round to retain her lightweight titles.

Katie Taylor defeated Sharipova via unanimous decision to successfully defend her undisputed lightweight titles for the fifth time.

Katie Taylor defended her undisputed lightweight titles against seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano on 30 April 2022 at Madison Square Garden.

Katie Taylor successfully defended her undisputed lightweight titles for the seventh time against undefeated Argentine boxer, Karen Carabajal, on 29 October 2022 at the OVO Arena, Wembley winning by unanimous decision.

Katie Taylor was scheduled to defend her lightweight titles in a rematch against Amanda Serrano, following Serrano becoming the undisputed featherweight champion with a victory over Erika Cruz.

At senior club level, Katie Taylor played in the Dublin Women's Soccer League for Lourdes Celtic, St James's Gate, St Catherine's and Peamount United.

Katie Taylor played for St James's Gate in the 2003 DWSL Premier Cup final against Dundalk City.

Katie Taylor played for Peamount United in the 2005 FAI Women's Cup final.

In 2009 Katie Taylor was a member of the St Catherine's squad that reached the FAI Women's Cup final.

In 2010, together with Nicola Sinnott, Aine O'Gorman, Sara Lawlor and Louise Quinn, Katie Taylor was a member of the Peamount United squad that won a treble, winning the Dublin Women's Soccer League, the DWSL Premier Cup and the FAI Women's Cup.

Katie Taylor represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team at under-17, under-19 and senior levels.

Katie Taylor was 14 when she played for the under-17s and 15 when she started playing for the under-19s.

On 25 September 2003, Katie Taylor scored four goals for the Republic of Ireland under-19s in a 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifier against Macedonia.

Between 2006 and 2009, Katie Taylor made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals for the senior team.

Katie Taylor made her senior international debut on 22 April 2006 against Switzerland in a 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier at Richmond Park.

In 2006 Katie Taylor played for the Republic of Ireland in a prestige away friendly against the United States.

Katie Taylor scored her first senior international goal on 1 April 2007 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifier against Hungary at Tolka Park.

Katie Taylor made her final international appearance on 24 September 2009 when she came on as substitute in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.

In 2002, at the age of 15, Katie Taylor appeared on RTE's Sport Stream and discussed her dream of one day appearing at the Olympics.

Katie Taylor was a coach on RTE's Charity Lords of the Ring in 2009, and appeared in a Lucozade Sport advertisement in 2011 alongside English rapper Tinie Tempah and American musician Travis Barker.

Katie Taylor became the brand ambassador for Its4women, an online insurance company marketed at young women, in 2016.

Katie Taylor appeared in advertisements for the company on both television and YouTube.

In 2018, the documentary Katie Taylor was released, which chronicled her early life and journey to her first title shot.

Katie Taylor has a fondness for the Irish language and once appeared on Bernard Dunne's show Brod Club to promote it.

On 15 June 2018, Katie Taylor's father, Pete, was a victim in the Bray boxing club shooting.

Katie Taylor was shot in the chest and arm, but ultimately survived.