Thursday, 18 October 2012

Irish boxing champion Taylor to defend title in Rio (Reuters)

Katie Taylor of Ireland bites her gold medal following the presentation ceremony for the Women's Light (60kg) boxing competition at the London Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Olympic boxing champion Katie Taylor will defend her title at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games after revealing on Thursday that she had rejected lucrative professional offers to remain in the amateur ranks. Taylor, four-times world champion, won Ireland's first untainted gold medal in 20 years in August and became one of the faces of the London Games by playing a leading role in a stunningly successful Olympic debut for women's boxing. ...




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