Katie Taylor Irish woman Boxing champ

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The best boxer in Ireland and she is Katie Taylor.
Ireland’s Katie Taylor remains on course for a fourth AIBA World Championship title after claiming a convincing victoy over Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Choriyeva in her semi-final in China.

Taylor's 16-6 victory guarantees her at least a silver medal after having already secured her place at the London Olympics with a walkover in the quarter-final.

The Irish fighter will now take on Russian Sofya Ochigava for the gold medal on Saturday morning and the final will be broadcast live on RTÉ One at 8am and online at www.rte.ie.
Taylor on course for five in a row
Katie Taylor - The Bray lightweight is looking to make in five in a row in Rotterdam (15:20) Katie Taylor edged closer to her fifth European title in a row following a convincing semi-final victory over Helena Falk in Rotterdam.

Katie Taylor has won her quarter-final at the European Women Boxing Championships following a comprehensive victory over Azerbaijan's Ayzanat Hajiyeva in Rotterdam today.
The Irish lightweight, who was 13-3 up going into the fourth and final round, earned a 17-4 win to claim her third victory in three days at the championships.
Taylor will now meet Sweden's Helena Falk in Friday's semi-final.
Taylor, who is guaranteed at least bronze following today's win, is aiming for five European gold medals in-a-row in Rotterdam.

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Katie Taylor (born 27 October 1986 in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland) is an Irish boxer and footballer.
Katie Taylor Career
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She started boxing (coached by her father Peter, himself a successful amateur boxer) in 1998, aged 12. Her first noteworthy success was at the 2005 European Amateur Championships, in Tønsberg, Norway. She won the gold medal, defeating Eva Wahlström of Finland in the final of the 60 kg lightweight class. Later that year, at the World Amateur Championships in Podolsk, Russia, Taylor advanced to the quarter-finals in the 60 kg weight class. she is the best in the world At the 2006 European Amateur Championships in Warsaw, Poland, Taylor won her second successive gold medal by stopping reigning world champion Tatiana Chalaya of Russia, also collecting the tournament's Best Boxer award. At that year's World Amateur Championships, contested in New Delhi, India, Taylor became Ireland's first World Champion, defeating Chalaya again in the semi-final and then Annabella Farias of Argentina in the 60 kg final.

In 2007 she won her third successive European Championship title in Denmark. In August 2008, she claimed her second consecutive Witch Cup gold medal in Hungary, following an inside-the-distance win in the 60 kg final against Wahlström.

Katie went on to claim her second World title at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, contested in November at Ningbo, China. In the 60 kg weight class, she defeated China's Cheng Dong in the final match which was her 100th bout.

On March 21, 2009 at the O2 in Dublin, Ireland, Katie won a 27-3 win over thee time Pan American champion Caroline Barry of the United States on the undercard of a pro WBA super bantamweight world title fight between Bernard Dunne of Ireland and Ricardo Cordoba of Panama. Speaking after the fight, Taylor, who had stopped Barry in the final of the 2006 World Championships in New Delhi, said she was stunned by the welcome she received from Irish boxing fans. She said: "I couldn't believe the reception I got - it was an amazing experience for me. I knew it was going to be a tough fight and well done to her for never backing off."

Taylor won gold at the Russian Multi-Nations event at the Sports Palace in St Petersburg in July 2009 chalking up her 39th consecutive victory – and her 60th win in her last 61 bouts. She also went on to win her fourth successive European Championship title in September 2009 in the Ukraine without conceding a point . She picked up another gold medal at the 2010 European Union Championships in Hungary.
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As well as boxing, Taylor plays with the Ireland Women's Senior football team. She scored in the opening UEFA 2009 qualifying round win over Hungary on the 1st of April 2007. She scored again and got sent off in a 4-1 loss in Italy on the 16th of February 2008. Previously, she had played with the national teams at the U-17 and U-19 levels.

As for her preferred sport: "I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it I would choose boxing as my number one sport as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved."

She came on as sub for Ireland days after coming back from the Ukraine.

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Honours
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 European Amateur Championships Tønsberg, Norway 1st 60 kg
2006 European Amateur Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st 60 kg
2006 World Amateur Championship New Delhi, India 1st 60 kg
2007 European Amateur Championships Vejle, Denmark 1st 60kg
2008 World Amateur Championship Ningbo, People's Republic of China 1st 60kg
2009 Russian Multi-Nations event St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 60kg
2009 European Amateur Championships Kiev, Ukraine 1st 60kg
2010 European Union Amateur Championships Keszthely, Hungary 1st 60kg

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