Category: Katie Taylor

Boxing: Tough New American Opponent For Katie Taylor at Mansion House

Boxing: Tough New American Opponent For Katie Taylor at Mansion House by Michael O’Neill –  November 11, 2013 (NOV 11)  Plans for Katie Taylor’s next two bouts on home soil have now been completed and as we previously reported she meets Europe’s no. 3 Finland’s Mira Potkonen at the Ballywaltrim Community Centre in Bray on November 30th.

Boxing: Tough New American Opponent For Katie Taylor at Mansion House

   Boxing: Tough New American Opponent For Katie Taylor at Mansion House By Michael O’Neill Plans for Katie Taylor’s next two bouts on home soil have now been completed and as we previously reported she meets Europe’s no. 3 Finland’s Mira Potkonen at the Ballywaltrim Community Centre in Bray on November 30th For the four

Ireland celebrates success of its Olympic Boxers

[by Michael O’Neill] On Monday some 20,000 plus fans celebrated Katie Taylor’s Gold medal in her home town of Bray, in Co. Wicklow , with thousands more attending celebrations for John Joe Nevin in Mullingar and in Belfast for Paddy Barnes and Mick Conlan. Mick Conlan (Bronze) , Katie Taylor (Gold), ‘An Taoiseach’ Enda Kenny,

AIBA confirms Olympic seeding and has an exclusive interview with Katie Taylor

[by Michael O’Neill] The AIBA have re-confirmed that there will be but 2 seeded boxers in each of the three Women’s weight divisions at the 30th Olympiad in London later this Summer. 49-51kg : Flyweight: 1. Cancan Ren (China) 2. Nicola Adams (GB)  60kg: Lightweight: 1. Katie Taylor (Ireland) 2. Sofya Ochigava (Russia) 75kg: Middleweight:

Katie Taylor Qualified for Olympic Games…But Clearly wants more

[By Michael O’Neill] Katie Taylor has already qualified for the Olympic Games but has made it quite clear that she dearly wants to go to the ExCeL Centre as the World Champion for the fourth time. On Friday morning (today-timezone in China) she meets the ever improving 19 years old, Mavzuna Chorieva, the Tajikistan champion