A fantastic portrait of an Irish icon.
Not to diminish the astounding achievements of Katie Taylor, but it’s perfectly apt to use Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart’s famous slogan to describe the Bray boxer’s remarkable skills.
In terms of Irish fighters, it’s very possible to describe her as “The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be.”
After making it 12-0 following her successful defence of the WBA and IBF lightweights against Eva Wahlstrom last month, Taylor’s professional career has seen the exact same results was as her amateur days, wins.
With news that she’s set to take on Rose Volante, the WBO lightweight champion, in Philadelphia in March, Taylor now has the chance to hold her third belt.
Aside from this news about the fight announcement, Taylor has also been named as the best pound-for-pound female professional boxer in the world by BoxRec, the sport’s official record keeper.
World titles, Olympic gold medals and some astonishing records are just some of the things that define her career in the ring, but outside of it, Taylor has been instrumental in promoting women’s boxing around the globe.
Released in Irish cinemas in late October 2018, Katie was a fantastic documentary that offered a very intimate and no-holds-barred portrait of the gifted fighter.
Earlier this week, the broader public got a chance to see Ross Whitaker’s fantastic documentary when it aired on RTÉ.
The documentary offered a very different look at one of – if not THE – finest athletes in Irish history and fans absolutely loved what they saw.
Well, if you happened to have missed out on TV, you’ll be pleased to know that Katie is available to watch for free on the RTÉ Player but be quick, it’s set to leave very shortly.
Here’s a look at what’s in store.
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