Katie Taylor
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Name: Katie Taylor
Hometown: Connecticut, USA
Birthplace: Bray, Ireland
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 165cm
Reach: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Ross Enamait
Promoter: Matchroom Sport
Amateur Career
- 2005 AIBA World Boxing Championships participant in Podolsk, Russia (60kg):
- Defeated Pranamika Borah (India) 34:22
- Lost to Kang Kum Hui (North Korea) 13:28
- 2006 AIBA World Boxing Championships Gold medalist in New Delhi, India (60kg):
- Defeated Carolina Barry (USA) TKO
- Defeated Eva Wahlstrom (Finland) TKO
- Defeated Florina Popa (Romania) TKO
- Defeated Tatyana Chalaya (Russia) 23:6
- Defeated Erica Anabella Farias (Argentina) 31:14
- 2008 AIBA World Boxing Championships Gold medalist in Ningbo City, China (60kg):
- Defeated Emma Carruthers (Australia) 20:3
- Defeated Danuse Dilhofova (Czech Republic) 4:3
- Defeated Celeste Peralta (Argentina) TKO
- Defeated Aizanat Gadzhieva (Russia) 20:2
- Defeated Dong Cheng (China) 13:2
- 2010 AIBA World Boxing Championships Gold medalist in Bridgetown, Barbados (60kg):
- Defeated Neetu Chahal (India) 12-2
- Defeated Adriana Araujo (Brazil) 20-5
- Defeated Anastasia Belyakova (Russia) 16-1
- Defeated Queen Underwood (USA) 18-16
- Defeated Dong Cheng (China) 18-5
- 2012 AIBA World Boxing Championships Gold medalist in Qinhuangdao, China (60kg):
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Rim Jouini (Tunisia) 19:6
- Defeated Saida Khassenova (Kazakhstan) TKO
- Defeated Mihaela Lăcătuș (Romania) Walkover
- Defeated Mavzuna Chorieva (Tajikistan) 16:6
- Defeated Sofya Ochigava (Russia) 11:7
- 2012 Summer Olympic Games Gold medalist in London, England (60kg):
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Natasha Jonas (Great Britain) 26:15
- Defeated Mavzuna Chorieva (Tajikistan) 17:9
- Defeated Sofya Ochigava (Russia) 10:8
- 2014 AIBA World Boxing Championships Gold medalist in Jeju City, South Korea (60kg):
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Valerian Spicer (Dominica) 3:0
- Defeated Mira Potkonen (Finland) 3:0
- Defeated Sofya Ochigava (Russia) Walkover
- Defeated Yin Junhua (China) TKO
- Defeated Yana Alekseeva (Azerbaijan) 3:0
- 2016 AIBA World Boxing Championships Bronze medalist in Astana, Kazakhstan (60kg):
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden) 3-0
- Defeated Dayana Sánchez (Argentina) 3-0
- Defeated Victoria Torres (Mexico) 3-0
- Lost to Estelle Mossely (France) 1-2
- 2016 Summer Olympic Games participant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (60kg):
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Mira Potkonen (Finland) 1:2
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBA International female lightweight title
Professional Record
Championship Record
- 15 opponents (2 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.
- 15-0-0 (2 KO's) in world championship bouts.
- 13-1-0 (1 KO's) against former or current world champions.
- Won against Anahi Esther Sanchez, Jessica McCaskill, Victoria Noelia Bustos, Cindy Serrano, Eva Wahlstrom, Rose Volante, Delfine Persoon (twice), Christina Linardatou, Natasha Jonas, Jennifer Han & Amanda Serrano.
- Lost against Chantelle Cameron.
Awards & Recognitions
- International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Female Boxer of the Year (2010)
- People of the Year Awards - Sportsperson of the Year (2012)
- RTÉ Sports Person of the Year (2012)
- The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year (2014)