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Thursday 30 March 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Katie Taylor

All time
# Courts
Pete Taylor is suing the Sunday World newspaper
Taylor, who was shot in an early-morning attack on his Bray boxing club in early June, launched the proceedings last Friday.
# Icon
'You're living my dream': Classy Connor shares reverence for Taylor in champion's changing room
Connor didn’t hide her admiration for Taylor as the fighters embraced following the Irishwoman’s third-round victory.
# And Still...
Katie Taylor obliterates overmatched Kimberly Connor to defend world titles
It’s onto Chicago for Taylor, whose record as a professional improves to 10-0, 5KOs.
# Fighting Fit
Katie Taylor weighs in ripped and ready to defend world titles in London
Dublin’s Craig O’Brien was also looking sharp as he weighed in for his career-biggest test versus Liverpudlian Olympian Anthony Fowler.
# wham bam thank you fam
Cindy Serrano claims Katie Taylor is scared to fight her sister ahead of October scrap
The elder Serrano sister will aim to derail Taylor’s best laid plans in October.
# Onwards
In the city of Chicago! Katie Taylor announced for October bout
The 32-year-old will fight Puerto Rican Cindy Serrano.
# Back To Business
Katie Taylor to defend world titles against American veteran in London
Taylor will face Kimberly Connor at London’s O2 Arena on 28 July.
# Bray
Katie Taylor 'appalled' at use of her name and image in reporting around Bray shooting
‘I urge the media to leave me, my Mum and other family members out of this story.’
# Bray boxing club
Garda team searching Bray harbour area after boxing club shooting
Gardaí are now focusing on the silver coloured Volkswagen Caddy that the gunman fled the scene in.
# local reaction
Bray people left stunned by shooting: 'It's a huge shock for it to happen here in what is a lovely scenic town'
Three men were shot on Tuesday, one fatally, in an early morning attack at Bray Boxing Club.
# Bray vs Brooklyn
Hardy first in line to face Taylor in Brooklyn while Cork fight emerges as wildcard future option
Sky Sports’ head of boxing Adam Smith is keen to return to Cork for a massive show, but it remains a pipe dream for now.
# Bray vs Brooklyn
'A fight with Katie Taylor is one of the only fights that will get me back in the boxing ring'
After years spent roaring into the echo chamber, Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy – and women’s pro boxing – are finally primed for the big time.
# Landmark
Eddie Hearn lands historic $1billion broadcast rights deal in America
The landmark deal will see Katie Taylor’s fights broadcast live in the USA.
# Katie
'Serrano was the one to beat, but she has to step up and take the fight: Ireland against Puerto Rico!'
Katie Taylor still wants to fight at home in Ireland, but it’s back to the UK and America for now. And that’s not the end of the world…
# KT
'Two down, two to go' - Katie Taylor shows her class both inside and outside the ring
It was a night to remember in Brooklyn.
# The champ champ
Supreme Katie Taylor lights up Brooklyn as she unifies lightweight world titles
After a career-best display in Brooklyn, Katie Taylor is now one of only three Irish boxers in history to have unified world titles.
# Queen of Brooklyn
Taylor's invasion of Serrano territory sets wheels in motion for potential superfight
Her task at hand is substantial, but bigger fights await Katie Taylor should she unify world titles tonight.
# We have a fight
Taylor and foe make weight for world-title unification clash in Brooklyn
There was no drama with this Argentine as Katie Taylor weighed in for her unification scrap at Barclays Center.
# concrete jungle
Katie Taylor set to fight IBF champion in New York unification bout
The Bray woman will take on Victoria Bustos of Argentina, who was previously considered to be the most likely opponent for the fight.
# crossing the pond
Katie Taylor's Dublin homecoming fight off the cards as America comes calling
Katie Taylor will fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York on 28 April as her bid to break America begins.
# Cherry Blossom
'She got away with absolute f**king murder!' The day Katie Taylor took on the boys of Ballyfermot
Though her excellence on the football field has been overshadowed by her boxing prowess, a recent viral video clip conjured special memories.
# At last
Katie Taylor's Dublin homecoming fight almost over the line as Hearn reveals date
Taylor’s long awaited professional bow in this country is close to being finalised for 14 April.
# Born winner
Golden footage of 12-year-old Katie Taylor putting in a crunching tackle emerges
Ireland’s world champion boxer was facing DDSL heavyweights Cherry Orchard back in 1998.
# Flying the flag
Pro boxing no longer a man's world as Taylor and Hearn lead movement with different motives
Katie Taylor is changing the game again, and the Irish people will have a major role to play in her efforts.
# Reaction
Katie Taylor hits back at 'absolutely clueless' BBC boxing analysts after criticism
Mike Costello and Steve Bunce were unimpressed by the Bray native’s performance against Jessica McCaskill.
# and the winners are...
McGregor-Mayweather fight voted the most memorable Irish sporting moment of 2017
Katie Taylor produced the greatest Irish sporting achievement.
# Big Bucks
Taylor earned 'substantial six-figure sum' in London, but has never signed for Hearn
Katie Taylor’s deal with Eddie Hearn is bound only by a handshake, but it’s paying dividends for both.
# form a queue
'I want to continue making history in this sport. I want all the belts'
Katie Taylor has set her sights on her fellow lightweight beltholders as a defining 2018 beckons.
# andstill
Katie Taylor dominates brave Jessica McCaskill to retain her world title
Taylor was heavily tested by the impressive Jessica McCaskill, but passed with flying colours.
# We have a fight
'May the best fighter win': No weight trouble in London as Taylor and McCaskill gear up for war
Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill both comfortably made weight for their world title clash.
# Homecoming
'Imagine the atmosphere when Katie walks out in Dublin. I think that's where we take it to the next level'
Eddie Hearn already has some all-Irish clashes in mind for Katie Taylor’s homecoming, which he’s eyeing up for April.
# First defence
'If you watch an actual Katie fight, there are a lot of mistakes': Taylor defends title this Wednesday
Katie Taylor defends her WBA World lightweight title in London on Wednesday.
# Wednesday Night Fights
It's on: Katie Taylor to defend world title versus American champ McCaskill next month
The Irishwoman will make her first defence in London’s York Hall on Wednesday 13 December.
# Bring your worst
'I'm really, really bad at trash-talking. She'll win that, but it's who wins in the ring that counts'
‘Britain’s latest world champion’ Katie Taylor laughs off another Sky slip as she prepares for a rapid first defence.
# Above the belt
'Tell Katie to heal up so we can get to it': McCaskill hellbent on shocking Taylor in December
Having called Katie Taylor out for the bones of a year, Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill is on the brink of landing her dream fight.
# put up or shut up
'I look forward to the day I step into the ring with Jessica, seriously. She hasn't left me alone!'
After a year of call-outs, Katie Taylor hopes Jessica McCaskill answers the call for a December world title showdown.
# Kati3Arena
'The big homecoming, March or April. That's the plan: to unify the division in Ireland'
Katie Taylor intends to unify her division on home soil next spring.
# jingle bells
Katie Taylor will headline in England in December for her first world title defence
Taylor will defend her title in the first women’s fight ever to headline a Sky Sports boxing broadcast.
# Line them up
'I can’t wait for Anthony Joshua to be on my undercard!': Taylor has her belt, and no rival is safe
The new WBA World lightweight champion intends to fight all of the division’s big names.
# Review
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite sporting pics of the week
It’s been another entertaining and eventful seven days of sport.