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Corrigan Brothers the Irish band who have enjoyed over seven million you tube hits with their international hit “There’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama” and have charted all over the world are back with a song in support of Irish World Champion Boxer Katie Taylor as she bids for Olympic Gold. The brothers who have made the US top 40 world music chart , had one of their songs recently feature in the hit American Comedy “30 Rock” and have just completed the soundtrack for the Olympia Films production of “George Clooney’s Irish Roots as well as having a TV hit video in the USA IN April for their song celebrating Rory McIlroy’s elevation to the number one golfer in the world. Lead singer Ger Corrigan said, “ We are delighted that Katie will be carrying the Irish Flag andwe think Katie Taylor has the potential to be a world superstar, she has a sparkling personality and is an extremely talented boxer and the Olympic stage is a great opportunity for her to shine, we hope to perform the song personally for her when she returns with Gold from London.

Come On Katie Taylor – words and Music Corrigan Brothers- 2012

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By Michael O’Neill - 28th June.

For Katie Taylor, the long wait is over. Now she knows who her opponents will be when she strives for that all elusive Gold in London in August.
The AIBA issued the full list of 60kg competitors this morning

1. Adriana Dos Santos ARAUJO- Brazil
2. Cheng DONG – China
3. Natasha Paula JONAS – Great Britain
4. Katie TAYLOR – Ireland
5. Saida KHASSENOVA– Kazakhstan
6. Mahjouba OUBTIL – Morocco
7. Alexis PRITCHARD – New Zealand
8. Mihaela LACATUS – Romania
9. Sofya OCHIGAVA – Russia
10. Mavzuna CHORIEVA – Tajikistan
11. Rim JOUINI – Tunisia
12. Quanitta Lee UNDERWOOD – United States

For Katie and Peter Taylor the news will come with relief as it will enable Katie to plan ahead but there will be grave disappointment that the opponents do not include such as Turkey’s Gulsum TATAR, a two times world champion nor any of the Scandinavians such as Norway’s Ingrid EGNER or Sweden’s Helena FALK.

During the World championships in China and since the Taylor’s have been vociferous in their requesting that the world’s top boxers be included and it is difficult to understand how such as Jouini, Oubtil and Pritchard came to be preferred over those mentioned. Much of course will now depend on the draw and since there are only two seeds, Taylor and Ochigava, this means that Taylor could still face any one of Jonas,Underwood or Cheng Dong in her first bout on August 6th at the Excel Centre.

The draw of course will be crucial but on form the four semi-finalists would likely include Taylor, Ochigava, Jonas and either Underwood or Cheng Dong.

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There is no doubt Katie Taylor will be aiming for her fourth consecutive world title in China next month but only a light weight final berth will guarantee one of Ireland’s greatest ever athletes the Olympic spot she craves and deserves.

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Irish boxer Katie Taylor, Ireland’s world champion women boxing , is an amazing athlete and unstoppable as the world’s top female boxer.

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Lightweight double World Champion boxing, Katie Taylor from Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, started boxing in 1998. She comes from a family with a boxing background - her coach at the St. Fergal’s Boxing Club in Bray is her father Peter who was 1986 Irish senior light heavyweight champion boxer and her mother is a boxing referee.

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Katie Taylor today joins the Irish training camp in Ukraine, part of her preparation for the 2012 World Championships in China next month but before leaving added two more comprehensive wins to her record, now standing at 124 wins from 131 contests. Here we take a look at this weekends bouts in Cork and Dungarvan.

By Michael O’Neill, 3 April 2024

Cork City Friday 20th March:

A third win in eight days for Katie as the the World number one comprehensively outpointed Breaux Bridge,Louisiana born Liz Leddy before a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable 500+ crowd at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork City. Liz Leddy, whose brave fight against depression we reported here last week, was just as brave in the ring as she was when she successfully fought her greatest fight – that against alcohol abuse and drugs, in recent years.

The Cork tournament was organised by the St John’s B.C in Fermoy and once again praise to Patrick Flynn, Seamus Coleman and the rest of the committee for having put together a top class bill, and having to cope with so many changes of opponent for Taylor as other top U.S stars such as Cashmere Jackson , N’yeetah Sherman and Bertha Aracil were forced to withdraw due to injury or visa difficulties.

Taylor is no stranger to Cork as in recent years she has fought in Fermoy, Ballyhooley,Youghal and at the Rochestown Park Hotel so no great surprise that Cork fans have ‘adopted’ Taylor as if she was one of their own.
Full marks though to Liz Leddy, the 30 years old U.S star ,now based in Portland, Maine. She came out aggressively from the first bell and attempted to take the fight to Taylor. No way was she prepared to allow Taylor to take the initiative from the off. Taylor’s response was fast and furious – three of her trademark left hooks in the opening phase. More of the same in round two though at a slightly less frenetic pace.

Another good round from the American in round three, though visibly tiring but by then Taylor was well in command.
Hardly surprisingly round four was one where both boxers were tiring though Taylor did add a punishing right hander which resulted in a standing count of eight for the gallant American.

Later the Bray woman after paid fulsome praise to Leddy went on : “I’m very happy with that performance. Liz Leddy was great. It’s very useful to box against the different styles. We knew what to expect when fighting her – it was non-stop attack for four rounds. But we did well – our tactics were perfect”.

She told BreakingNews.ie : “”The crowd were unbelievable,” adding that “They always get behind you so much in these kind of nights. It was an amazing atmosphere to fight in, which helped make the night so enjoyable. I think I’ve fought in Cork four or five times now and each time it is fantastic”

Of her hopes for qualification for the Olympic she again warned reporters of the need to avoid being over confident: “I just take each day as it comes. I keep getting congratulations for qualifying for the Olympics – I think I’ve been getting them for about a year now but I’m far from qualified! All I can do is go to China in the best condition I can be in, and perform to the best of my ability”.

And her hopes for the months ahead: “I’m getting stronger and fitter. I’ve lots of work to do and a bit of fine tuning to my condition. By the time China comes around, I should be absolutely spot on.”
“It’s a big year with the Euros and the world champs and then hopefully the Olympics. First things first though, I want to retain my world championship and come home with my fourth world title.”

” Dungarvan 31st March:

For Taylor and Leddy and their coaches it was on to Dungarvan on Saturday and the Crotty Memorial Tournament in honour of that late great Dungarvan boxer Peter Crotty . Another “full house” and another night greatly appreciated by followers of the ‘noble art’ in Waterford and surrounding counties.

This was a superbly organised tournament, as has been the case for some years now. Top marks to Gerry O’Mahoney and his team. As with Cork, Taylor is well respected in Dungarvan having boxed here on previous occasions including a memorable win over GB Boxing Olympic hopeful, Amanda Coulson.

Leddy replaced another American N’yeetah Sherman who suffered a facial injury in training earlier in the week. The young 19 years old Sherman, from Ohio, had reportedly put a Professional debut on a Miguel Cotto v Floyd Mayweather world title bill, ‘on hold’ to have a crack at Taylor – alas that was not to be but the Dungarvan crowd found in Leddy (who has Clare and Cavan ancestors) an opponent who again went out – and gave it her all – to upset the odds and reverse the previous evening’s result.

For Taylor though Saturday night was her 125th win from 132 bouts – a remarkable record especially when one considers that the defeats include some debatable decisions against such as Gulsum Tatar, Sofia Ochigava and Denitza Eliseeva earlier in her career.

Taylor again proved too strong for the Portland BC fighter who took two standing counts in the third and another in the fourth and final round of Saturday’s clash.

Abbeyside’s Gerry O’Mahoney, Secretary of the local club and one of the founders of the Dungarvan BC in 1988, now President of the IABA’s Munster Council ,paid tribute to Taylor and to Leddy as well as other boxers on the night’s show , adding:

“It was a fantastic performance from Katie.She was on top all the way through against a tough opponent”.
“We’re delighted with the turn out for the show and the quality of boxing and it was a great night all round.”

And so, Taylor has won her final four bouts on Irish soil before the World’s in China, which also acts as the only women’s Olympic qualifier.
The fact that Tyrone McCullagh and Chris Phelan have been added to the boxing squad now in the training camp will ensure that she has some good sparring partners in Ukraine.

But as she has warned so often, the toughest bouts are those ahead in China. No one though could be better prepared for the battles ahead !

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By Michael O’Neill

Ireland 24-03-2024

A historic first ever women’s boxing international in Ireland last night was inevitably dominated by Katie Taylor whose 25-5 win over Dutch champion Jessica Belder was watched by a few hundred spectators in the Stadium and countless others at home and abroad via the IABA’s welcome ‘Live streaming’ coverage of all eight bouts.

As another step on the Road to London (hopefully) via the World’s in Qinhuangdao, China this was a good start to a week which will also see her fight in Cavan (against the same opponent tomorrow), in Cork on 30th against 2011 Golden Gloves champion, Liz Leddy from Portland,Maine (USA) and in Dungarvan on 31st March when she meets N’yteeyah Sherman, the highly promising, 6ft tall, 19yrs old from Barberton, Ohio who came within a single point of defeating Queen Underwood at last month’s U.S Olympic Trials.

But let us not forget that this was also a night in which several of the Irish team made their debuts at Senior international level so special mention to Sarah Close of the Holy Family GG who defeated Willeke Verdellen (13-6) and Callan’s Clare Grace an impressive 21-19 winner over Lisa de Vilder.
An encouraging performance too from another making her senior debut, 16 years old, Christine Gargan of the St George’s Club, who albeit she was defeated by the Dutch title holder Alicia Holsken 7-10 will have benefited from the experience.

Defeat too for Drimnagh’s Sinead Kavanagh, who went under 17-9 against Nouchka Fontijn but let us remember that Nouchka is the European Gold medallist from Rotterdam and one of the favourites for an Olympic medal in London. The two will resume their rivalry when the two countries meet again at the Cavan Crystal Hotel tomorrow.

An excellent win for Michelle Lynch of the Golden Gloves club in Belmullet, Co Mayo, against the Australian Olympic trials winner Bianca Elmir 14-14 but 42/41 on count back to the Irish woman. Ireland’s other winner on this ‘special night’ was Dervla Duffy from the Ryston club, a very deserving 21-12 victory over Kristen Fraser, the 22 yrs old economics student at Aberdeen University.

For Taylor though this brought back memories of her first ever bout at the famous old Stadium back on 31 October 2023 when the then 15 years old from Bray met and defeated 16 years old Alanna Audley (now ABAE champion Alanna Murphy).This was the first ever licensed women’s bout in Ireland and who could have foreseen on that Halloween the great success story that is Katie Taylor. Happy memories of that night? :

“Yeah, I made history here when I fought Alanna back then,” Taylor told the ‘Irish Times’.

“She’s one of my best friends now, would you believe? She’s still boxing. She’s over in England. The two of us, we made history that day.”

History that day? – yes, and who knows perhaps further even more historic triumphs await. Only time will tell.

Ireland v Holland March 23rd National Stadium Dublin (courtesy IABA.ie)

52Kg: Alicia Holsken (Holland) beat Christine Gargan (St Georges) 10-7
54Kg: Bianca Elmir (Australia) lost to Michelle Lynch (Golden Gloves) 14-14 c/b 42-41
57Kg: Rachel Foefnagels (Holland) v Michaela Walsh (Holy Family GG) (exhibition bout)
57Kg: Kristen Fraser (Scotland) lost to Dervla Duffy (Ryston) 12-21
60Kg: Jessica Belder (Holland) lost to Katie Taylor (Bray) 5-25
64Kg: Willeke Verdellen (Holland) lost to Sarah Close (Holy Family GG) 6-13
69Kg: Lisa de Vilder (Holland) lost to Clare Grace (Callan) 19-21
75Kg: Nouchka Fontijn (Holland) beat Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh) 17-9

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