Katie spurns professional boxing to focus on 2012 Olympics

WORLD boxing champion Katie Taylor has not ruled out making the jump from the amateur to the professional ranks, but only after she has achieved her primary aim of competing in the Olympics.

Peter Taylor, her father and coach, recently received an offer to compete on the same bill as John Duddy and Andy Lee at Madison Square Garden on March 16 but the 20-year old never entertained the thought of accepting the opportunity.

“I have no intention of turning professional at all,” stated Taylor. “Maybe it would be in the long-term, but not at the moment. I’ve no interest in professional boxing and I don’t think my parents would really like me with a crooked nose.”