Katie Taylor is an athlete from Ireland who started her career in women’s soccer, later transitioning to boxing at the age of 11. In boxing, she has an orthodox stance and plays in the lightweight category. She also won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. On November 26, 2016, she contested her first professional boxing match against Karina Kopińska of Poland, which she won by technical knockout.

In football, she played in the midfielder/forward position. On September 24, 2009, she played international football for the last time as part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 qualifiers.

Born name

Kate Taylor

nickname

KT, The Bray Bomber, simply the best

Sun sign

Krebs

Place of birth

Bray, Wicklow, Irland

Residence

Bray, Wicklow, Irland

nationality

training

Katie Taylor enrolled at St Kilian’s Community School in Bray in 1999. She studied there until 2005.

While studying at St. Kilian, she had athletic scholarship offers from several leading American colleges. However, she chose University College Dublin instead . She had qualified for admission to UCD through her Leaving Cert results. She left UCD to focus on her boxing career.

occupation

Professional boxer and former professional soccer player

family

• Father – Peter Taylor (Electrician and former Irish senior light heavyweight boxer. He has also served as Katie’s full-time trainer.)
• Mutter – Bridget Taylor
• Siblings – Lee Taylor (older brother), Sarah Taylor (older sister), Peter Taylor (older brother) (Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin)

Manager

Katie Taylor’s representation and management work is handled by Brian Peters of Brian Peters Promotions .

Position

Midfielder, Striker

Shirt Number

10, 18

Reach

65 inches or 165 cm

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

friend/spouse

Despite years of public scrutiny, back home Katie Taylor has chosen to keep her personal life under wraps, making it difficult for us to reveal anything about her love life and dating history.

race/ethnicity

White

On her father’s side, she is of English descent, while on her mother’s side, she is of Irish descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Wide and heavy jaw
• Athletic and ripped body

brand promotion

Katie Taylor has been named a brand ambassador for Its4women . As part of the endorsement deal, she appeared in their TV commercials and YouTube videos.

She is also sponsored by retail company, JD Sports .She has also appeared in a television advertisement for Lucozade Sport .Katie has also used her social media popularity to promote a range of products and brands through her digital ventures.

Religion

She firmly believes in the Pentecostal teachings. Katie regularly attends St Marks Church in Dublin, an Assemblies of God Ireland church.

Known for

• Coming from Ireland as one of the most decorated and successful female boxers. She has won 5 consecutive gold medals at the Women’s World Championships. She has also won 5 European Championships and 6 gold medals at the European Championships.
• Her successful soccer career in which she has featured St James’s Gate, Lourdes Celtic, St Catherine’s and Peamount United She has even won the DWSL Premier Cup, Dublin Women’s Soccer League and FAI Women’s Cup with Peamount United.

first movie

Katie has never appeared in a movie before.

First TV show

In 2002, Katie Taylor made her first appearance on the RTÉ television show. sports streaming .

Personal trainer

To ensure she stays at the top of the game, Katie follows a grueling training regime. She ensures that she works out twice a day, 6 days a week. The morning workout is reserved for strength training, running, and working with pads. The evening event is reserved for in-ring sparring, technical work and pocket punching. All workouts are performed at high intensity. Their workouts typically last around an hour and a half.

For her running lessons, she goes to the Charlesland track or the Bray Head track. Overall, she tries to vary her workout routine as it keeps her fresh and the workout doesn’t get boring. To make sure her sparring sessions are intense enough, she works out with boys at the gym.Diet-wise, she makes sure to complement her fitness work by eating plenty of protein throughout the day. Her daily meal plan is as follows

• Breakfast – She starts her day with a bowl of porridge with berries and manuka honey.
• Lunch – Lunch consists of chicken and pasta.
• Dinner – Chicken and pasta with some green vegetables.
• Snack – To satisfy her hunger between meals, she relies on yogurt and fruit.

Katie Taylor favorite things

Your favorite things are unknown.

Katie Taylor Facts

1. In addition to boxing and association football, she also played camogie and Gaelic football. Katie used to play for GAA clubs Fergal Ógs and Bray Emmets.
2. In 1998 Katie began boxing training and competed in junior boxing competitions.
3. Early in her career she was trained at St Fergal’s Boxing Club by her father, who had run out of a former boathouse in Bray.
4. Katie entered the officially sanctioned women’s boxing match at the age of 15. Her competitor was Alanna Audley, who was played at the National Stadium in Belfast. She won the match.
5. While at school she played with boys teams, St Feargal and Newtown Juniors in the Wicklow and District Schoolboys League.
6. In 2012 she published her memoir, My Olympic Dream . She was assisted by sportswriter Johnny Watterson and the book was published by Simon & Schuster.
7. Visit her official website @ katietaylor.ie
8. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.