Katie Taylor

Taylor remains the undisputed lightweight champion after a fight for the ages at Madison Square Garden.

As an athlete with my mentality, winning is everything and that was easily the lowest point of my career." "She knew what the outcome would be. "I was going from club to club just trying to get spars here and there. Meanwhile, Pete previously told the Paddy Holohan No Shame podcast: "She (Katie) has good morals. She knew that she’d be missing me in the corner but she still had the morals to go ahead and do that. "But I still genuinely believed I was going to win gold and I believed that was my destiny.

Katie Taylor felt that her victory over Amanda Serrano was the biggest night of her career, following her split-decision victory at a sold out Madison ...

I knew it was a tough, tough round and it was Amanda’s round. So regardless if it was a tough round for me or not, I always come back and show the heart I need to actually come through them." Taylor admitted that she was dominated in the fifth round, as a result of standing and trading with her dangerous opponent. I was boxing very well in the earlier rounds and I just got in a fight with her. I just love a tear-up every now and again. I just stood there a bit too long and made it into a bit of a tear-up as I always do, unfortunately.

Former Irish boxing champion Barry McGuigan offered his congratulations to both fighters on Twitter. “What a fight,” he wrote. UFC fighter Conor McGregor called ...

Taylor emerged victorious after a bruising 10-round fight winning on a split decision. Well done on the win Katie, showed amazing heart.” What a contest!” he tweeted. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney tweeted a photo of Taylor after the fight, saying: “What an incredible athlete and champion. Take a bow ladies! Congratulations Katie Taylor – you make so many people so proud.

The boxing world was enthralled by the battle waged between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano in Madison Square Garden. Many across Ireland as well as ...

Well done on the win Katie, showed amazing heart #Womensboxing May 1, 2022 just fought with the tenacity and determination of a true great. Congratulations to— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) @KatieTayloron retaining her world lightweight boxing titles.

The undisputed lightweight champion toppled her Puerto Rican foe on Sunday morning and shared a special clip on Twitter.

She captioned the clip: "A night to stir the soul! Humbled by all the support at the Garden. A special fight on a special night" Katie Taylor has said she was "humbled" by the support of her fans during the all-time classic fight between herself and Amanda Serrano on Sunday morning.

Residents in Katie Taylor's home town of Bray are again calling for a statue of her to be erected at the seafront with the town “buzzing” after her victory ...

She has taken women’s boxing to a whole new level.” "We have put it to her and the offer is there, as a town we are bursting with pride and we would acknowledge her in any way that she thought fit herself but Katie is just a very humble person and she doesn’t want it so we absolutely respect that, and it comes up every so often requests come in.” "We have had a number of requests in [for a statue] and we have sent them to her management team but that's Katie, she doesn’t want that kind of statue for her,” she said.

Katie Taylor extended her winning professional record to 21-0 with a dramatic comeback win against Amanda Serrano on Saturday night in New York.

In a close fight of conflicting styles, each fighter had strong moments where they showed why they have been considered two of the greatest fighters in the world." So happy for and proud of Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and all the women of boxing," he tweeted. Taylor and Serrano outstripped even that intensity in a bout of fluctuating fortunes and staggering intensity," he added.

Katie Taylor has defeated Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano in what was the first boxing match headlined by two women at New York's Madison Square Garde...

Taylor is pictured here atop the Empire State Building prior to her fight. According to a CNN report, the bout ended in spectacular fashion as both fighters, visibly exhausted, desperately tried to land their final punches. Taylor, who won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, stays undefeated and improved her career record to 21-0 with six knockouts.

The first women's contest to headline New York's famed Madison Square Garden justified the hype, with Serrano, a nine-time world champion in seven weight ...

Serrano drew more blood from Taylor’s nose as meaty hooks found their target, with Taylor pushing and holding to stop the onslaught, while the frenetic pace continued in the sixth. What a contest! Take a bow ladies!