Katie Taylor was born in 1986 in Bray, Ireland. She played Gaelic football and soccer as a child but took up boxing lessons from her father. At age 11, her father became her boxing coach and she went on to play soccer for the Irish U17 and U19 national teams. Taylor has won 18 medals in her boxing career and currently holds the WBA women's title. She is admired for her hard work and success in becoming a brilliant boxer and inspirational Irish athlete competing internationally in two sports.

1. KATIE
TAYLOR
BY EOIN BRENNAN

2. DATE OF
BIRTH
2ND OF JULY 1986

3. CHILDHOO
TAYLOR WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
BRAY AND PLAYED GAELIC AND
SOCCER, BUT BOXING WAS HER
FAVOURITE. HER FATHER TAUGHT
HER. AS A CHILD SHE ATTENDED ST.
KILLIANS COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

4. FAMILY
HER FATHER WAS PETER TAYLOR,
AN ENGLISH MAN AND HER
MOTHER WAS BRIDGET NÉE
CRANLEY. SHE HAS THREE
BROTHERS.

5. HER LIFE IN
THE AGE OF ELEVEN.
HER DAD WAS HER
COACH. SHE PLAYED
SOCCER FOR IRELAND
U17 AND U19. SHE
SCORED THREE GOALS
AND RECEIVED ONE
RED CARD. SHE HAS
WON 18 MEDALS IN HER
CAREER. SHE
CURRENTLY HOLDS
THE WBA WOMEN'S
TITLE.

6. FAMOUS
BOXING INTERNATIONALLY.

7. I ADMIRE
BECAUSE SHE
HAS PUT SO
MUCH WORK IN
TO GET WHERE
SHE IS NOW. SHE
IS A BRILLIANT
BOXER.

8. SHE IS AN
INSPIRATIONAL
IRISH WOMAN
BECAUSE SHE
HAS PLAYED
TWO SPORTS
INTERNATIONAL
LY.

9. FACT 1
KATIE LISTENS TO HER FAVOURITE
MUSIC BEFORE EVERY FIGHT.

10. FACT 2
SHE READS PSALM 18 OUT OF THE
BIBLE BEFORE EVERY FIGHT.

11. FACT 3
SHE HAS PLAYED SOCCER FOR
IRELAND THOUGH ADMITS SHE
PREFERS BOXING.

12. FACT 4
KATIE HAS WON FOUR
CONSECUTIVE AIBA WOMEN'S
WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

13. FACT 5
SHE WAS INVITED TO THE WHITE
HOUSE TO SEE BARRACK OBAMA
LAST ST. PATRICK'S DAY.