06/09/2026
We were up at 4:45am to watch this and honestly I couldn’t be more impressed with this woman.
When Katie Taylor first started boxing, girls weren’t even allowed to fight, so she tucked her hair up, put on her headguard and got into the ring as a boy.
She said that as young as six she remembers dreaming of winning Olympic gold, at a time when women’s boxing wasn’t even an Olympic sport !!Years later, after helping pave the way for women’s boxing to be included, she stood on the Olympic podium with a gold medal around her neck.
And now, to watch her walk into Croke Park in front of more than 80,000 people for her final fight is just incredible.
I love what she has done for women and girls, and even more so, the way she has done it, with humility, faith, passion and quiet determination.
When asked the best advice she’d ever been given, she said there is no secret to success, but there is a path: work hard and stay committed. She certainly has. An absolute inspiration.
After 30 years in the ring, I can’t imagine a more fitting way to end. So very well deserved.
What an incredible woman. What a legend. ☘️🇮🇪
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