Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor is one of those athletes who quietly rewrote what was possible. A footballer who became an undefeated, undisputed lightweight world champion, she helped drag women's boxing into the spotlight more than almost anyone of her generation. What I admire most isn't just the unbeaten run from 2019 to 2024, but the composure behind it: she fights with craft rather than chaos, and carries her status as an Irish national hero without a hint of arrogance. The back-to-back Christy Martin Awards feel almost like footnotes to a genuinely historic career. I find her a rare blend of ferocity and humility.

Name (English)

Katie Taylor

Name (Japanese)

ケイティー・テイラー

Reading

けいてぃー・ていらー

Born

July 2, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Origin

Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Height

165 cm

Occupation

boxer / association football player

University

University College Dublin

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Christy Martin Award
• 2020 Christy Martin Award

• Official sitehttps://katietaylor.ie/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/katie_t86/
• Xhttps://x.com/KatieTaylor
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie%20Taylor
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262699

Tags

• County Wicklow
• boxer
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.