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21st Oct 2018

Katie Taylor retains her world titles after 11th professional win in a row

Carl Kinsella

Katie Taylor

Katie is unstoppable.

Last night, Irish boxing star Katie Taylor retained her WBA and IBF lightweight world titles in Boston’s TD Garden with a flawless win over Puerto Rican Cindy Serrano.

Taylor is now undefeated in 11 professional fights, and Saturday night’s bout barely even seemed to put her under pressure.

The fight went the distance of 10 rounds, but once it came to the judges’ scoring, there was a lot between the two fighters. Katie won a decision of 100-90 overall, and unanimously won every single round.

Katie Taylor

Footage has also emerged of MMA fighter and boxer Conor McGregor stopping by Taylor’s dressing room before the fight to offer some words of encouragement.

A short clip posted on Twitter shows McGregor hugging Taylor and saying “This will be my first time to watch you live, I’m very excited. We’re all with you. We’re all proud of you”.

“I’m here for you Katie, just you”.