From Amateur Revelation to the Zenith: An A-Z of Katie Taylor

Ahead of tonight's super-fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden, here is an A to Z of the Bray boxer

28 April 2022; Katie Taylor during a media conference, held at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden, ahead of her undisputed lightweight championship fight with Amanda Serrano, on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

A is for Amateur Revolution 

Breaking down boundaries in the paid ranks is her primary preoccupation now, but Katie Taylor’s trailblazing transformation of amateur boxing will likely endure as her magnum opus. Such was the breadth of those ascendant international successes that she single-handedly strong-armed the women's code into the Olympic games, famously winning gold during its maiden iteration of 2012.