What is Katie Taylor's record?
Six years and five months into her professional boxing career, Katie Taylor has fought 23 times with 22 wins and a single loss. As of June 2023, Taylor's boxing record stands at 22-1 (6 KO wins). She is on a one-fight losing streak.
- Born
- Jul 2, 1986
- Age
- 36
- Debut
- Nov 26, 2016
- Record
- 22-1
- Rounds
- 194
- KOs
- 6 (26.1%)
- Height
- 165 cm
- Reach
- 165 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sLT w1 d0 | ||||
| LT w1 d14 | LT w1 d7 | LT w1 d12 | LT w1 d8 | LT w1 d7 |
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Katie Taylor (The Bray Bomber) is an Irish professional boxer. She was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on July 2, 1986. Taylor made her professional boxing debut at the age of 30, on November 26, 2016. She is a two-weight-class world champion. Taylor is 36 years old, she will turn 37 in 23 days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 23 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 22 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 6 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 6 |
| Title Defenses | 14 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 2 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | May 20, 2023 | 36 | Chantelle Cameron | Loss * | MD |
| 22 | Oct 29, 2022 | 36 | Elizabeth Carabajal | Win * | UD |
| 21 | Apr 30, 2022 | 35 | Amanda Serrano | Win * | SD |
| 20 | Dec 11, 2021 | 35 | Firuza Sharipova | Win * | UD |
| 19 | Sep 4, 2021 | 35 | Jennifer Han | Win * | UD |
| 18 | May 1, 2021 | 34 | Natasha Jonas | Win * | UD |
| 17 | Nov 14, 2020 | 34 | Miriam Gutiérrez | Win * | UD |
| 16 | Aug 22, 2020 | 34 | Delfine Persoon | Win * | UD |
| 15 | Nov 2, 2019 | 33 | Christina Linardatou | Win * | UD |
| 14 | Jun 1, 2019 | 32 | Delfine Persoon | Win * | MD |
| 13 | Mar 15, 2019 | 32 | Rose Volante | Win * | TKO9 |
| 12 | Dec 15, 2018 | 32 | Eva Wahlström | Win * | UD |
| 11 | Oct 20, 2018 | 32 | Cindy Serrano | Win * | UD |
| 10 | Jul 28, 2018 | 32 | Kimberly Connor | Win * | TKO3 |
| 9 | Apr 28, 2018 | 31 | Victoria Bustos | Win * | UD |
| 8 | Dec 13, 2017 | 31 | Jessica McCaskill | Win * | UD |
| 7 | Oct 28, 2017 | 31 | Anahí Ester Sánchez | Win * | UD |
| 6 | Jul 29, 2017 | 31 | Jasmine Clarkson | Win | RTD3 |
| 5 | Apr 29, 2017 | 30 | Nina Meinke | Win | TKO7 |
| 4 | Mar 25, 2017 | 30 | Milena Koleva | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Mar 4, 2017 | 30 | Monica Gentili | Win | TKO5 |
| 2 | Dec 10, 2016 | 30 | Viviane Obenauf | Win | PTS |
| 1 | Nov 26, 2016 | 30 | Karina Kopińska | Win | TKO3 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Taylor is a two-weight-division world champion. She has held six world titles, one of which was a vacant title win, and the rest five were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Super-lightweight | WBO |
| Lightweight | WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
Statistics
Katie Taylor is 165 cm tall (5' 4.96") with a reach of 165 cm (5' 4.96"). She fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 0.
Taylor has a 26.1% KO rate.
Career Summary
Katie Taylor made her professional boxing debut against Karina Kopińska at the age of 30 on November 26, 2016, defeating Kopińska via 3rd round TKO. She went on to win 21 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.
Taylor had her first world title fight at the age of 31 on October 28, 2017 after 6 professional fights, against Anahí Ester Sánchez for the lightweight WBA (vacant) title. She defeated Sánchez via 10 round unanimous decision to become the lightweight champion of the world.
She is a undisputed lightweight world champion, and has won six world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Taylor's world title wins and defenses refer to "Katie Taylor World Titles".
Some of Taylor's best fights and notable victories include wins over Delfine Persoon, Amanda Serrano, Jennifer Han, Firuza Sharipova, Elizabeth Carabajal, Miriam Gutiérrez, and Christina Linardatou.
Taylor has had just a single loss in her professional boxing career so far.
Her most recent fight was for the super-lightweight undisputed championship title against British boxer Chantelle Cameron on May 20, 2023. Taylor lost the fight via 10 round majority decision. It's been 20 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Taylor has fought a total of 23 times till today, which includes 17 world-title fights at two weight divisions — super-lightweight and lightweight. She is among the very best of her generation and is known for her great performances in her fights. These 11 fights are the highlight of her career.
October 28, 2017: Taylor wins her first world title by defeating Anahí Ester Sánchez via 10 round unanimous decision. She is now the WBA lightweight world champion.
April 28, 2018: Taylor becomes a unified lightweight world champion by beating Victoria Bustos via 10 round unanimous decision. She now holds the WBA and IBF lightweight world-champion belts.
March 15, 2019: Taylor becomes a unified lightweight world champion by beating Rose Volante via 9th round TKO. She now holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight world-champion belts.
June 1, 2019: Taylor becomes the undisputed lightweight world champion by defeating Delfine Persoon via 10 round majority decision. She now holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC, and The Ring lightweight world-champion belts.
November 2, 2019: Taylor wins the WBO super-lightweight title from Christina Linardatou, by beating Linardatou via 10 round unanimous decision.
August 22, 2020: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Delfine Persoon, winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
November 14, 2020: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Miriam Gutiérrez, winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
May 1, 2021: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Natasha Jonas, winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
September 4, 2021: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Jennifer Han, winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
December 11, 2021: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Firuza Sharipova, winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
April 30, 2022: Taylor successfully defends the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles against Amanda Serrano, winning the fight via 10 round split-decision.
Katie Taylor Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Taylor's boxing career; all the way from her debut, to winning world-titles, to her latest loss against Chantelle Cameron, and all the other wins and the single loss of her career.
Katie Taylor vs. Chantelle Cameron
Fight page: Taylor vs. CameronOn May 20, 2023, a 36-year old Katie Taylor (22-0, 6 KO) faced an undefeated British boxer Chantelle Cameron, who was 32 years old with a record of 17-0 in an undisputed super-lightweight championship bout. Cameron was on a 17-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Taylor.
Taylor lost to Cameron via 10 round majority decision. She suffers the first loss of her career, and her 22-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Katie Taylor vs. Elizabeth Carabajal
Fight page: Taylor vs. CarabajalOn October 29, 2022, a 36-year old Katie Taylor (21-0, 6 KO) faced an undefeated Argentinian boxer Elizabeth Carabajal, who was 32 years old with a record of 19-0 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Carabajal was on a 19-fight win streak with 2 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Taylor.
Taylor defeated Carabajal via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She handed Carabajal the first loss of his career, and put an end to Carabajal's 19-fight win streak. Taylor is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano
Fight page: Taylor vs. SerranoOn April 30, 2022, a 35-year old Katie Taylor (20-0, 6 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Amanda Serrano, who was 33 years old with a record of 42-1-1 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Serrano was on a 28-fight win streak with 30 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Serrano had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated Serrano via 10 round split-decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Firuza Sharipova
Fight page: Taylor vs. SharipovaOn December 11, 2021, a 35-year old Katie Taylor (19-0, 6 KO) faced Kazakhstani boxer Firuza Sharipova, who was 27 years old with a record of 13-2 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Sharipova was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Sharipova had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Taylor defeated Sharipova via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Jennifer Han
Fight page: Taylor vs. HanOn September 4, 2021, a 35-year old Katie Taylor (18-0, 6 KO) faced American boxer Jennifer Han, who was 38 years old with a record of 18-3-1 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Han was on a eight-fight win streak with 1 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Han had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated Han via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Natasha Jonas
Fight page: Taylor vs. JonasOn May 1, 2021, a 34-year old Katie Taylor (17-0, 6 KO) faced British boxer Natasha Jonas, who was 36 years old with a record of 9-1-1 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Jonas was coming off a draw against Terri Harper in her last fight, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Jonas had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Taylor defeated Jonas via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Miriam Gutiérrez
Fight page: Taylor vs. GutiérrezOn November 14, 2020, a 34-year old Katie Taylor (16-0, 6 KO) faced an undefeated Spanish boxer Miriam Gutiérrez, who was 37 years old with a record of 13-0 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Gutiérrez was on a 13-fight win streak with 5 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over Taylor.
Taylor defeated Gutiérrez via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She handed Gutiérrez the first loss of her career, and put an end to Gutiérrez' 13-fight win streak. Taylor is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Delfine Persoon II
Fight page: Taylor vs. Persoon IIOn August 22, 2020, in their 2nd fight, a 34-year old Katie Taylor (15-0, 6 KO) faced Delfine Persoon again, who was now 35 years old with a record of 44-2 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Persoon was on a one-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Persoon had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Taylor defeated Persoon via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. She is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Christina Linardatou
Fight page: Taylor vs. LinardatouOn November 2, 2019, a 33-year old Katie Taylor (14-0, 6 KO) faced Dominican boxer Christina Linardatou, who was 31 years old with a record of 12-1 for Linardatou's WBO super-lightweight title. Linardatou was on a four-fight win streak with 6 KO wins. Taylor was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Linardatou had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated Linardatou via 10 round unanimous decision to win the WBO super-lightweight title. She is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Delfine Persoon
Fight page: Taylor vs. PersoonOn June 1, 2019, a 32-year old Katie Taylor (13-0, 6 KO) faced Belgian boxer Delfine Persoon for the first time, who was 34 years old with a record of 43-1 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Persoon was on a 34-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Persoon had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Taylor defeated Persoon via 10 round majority decision to win the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles and retain the WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight titles. She is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Rose Volante
On March 15, 2019, a 32-year old Katie Taylor (12-0, 5 KO) faced Rose Volante in a lightweight title-unification fight. She defeated Volante via 9th round TKO to win the WBO lightweight title and retain the WBA and IBF lightweight titles. She is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Eva Wahlström
On December 15, 2018, a 32-year old Katie Taylor (11-0, 5 KO) faced Eva Wahlström in a lightweight title-defense fight. She defeated Wahlström via 10th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA and IBF lightweight titles. She is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Cindy Serrano
Fight page: Taylor vs. SerranoOn October 20, 2018, a 32-year old Katie Taylor (10-0, 5 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Cindy Serrano, who was 36 years old with a record of 27-5-3 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Serrano was on a five-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, Serrano had five losses, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated Serrano via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA and IBF lightweight titles. She is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Kimberly Connor
On July 28, 2018, a 32-year old Katie Taylor (9-0, 4 KO) faced Kimberly Connor in a lightweight title-defense fight. She defeated Connor via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA and IBF lightweight titles. She is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Victoria Bustos
Fight page: Taylor vs. BustosOn April 28, 2018, a 31-year old Katie Taylor (8-0, 4 KO) faced Argentinian boxer Victoria Bustos, who was 29 years old with a record of 18-4 in a lightweight title-unification fight. Bustos was on a three-fight win streak with 0 KO wins. Taylor was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 1 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Bustos had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated Bustos via 10 round unanimous decision to win the IBF lightweight title and retain the WBA lightweight title. She is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Jessica McCaskill
Fight page: Taylor vs. McCaskillOn December 13, 2017, a 31-year old Katie Taylor (7-0, 4 KO) faced American boxer Jessica McCaskill, who was 33 years old with a record of 5-1 in a lightweight title-defense fight. McCaskill was on a four-fight win streak with 3 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Taylor. Coming into this fight, McCaskill had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Taylor defeated McCaskill via 10 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA lightweight title. She is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Anahí Ester Sánchez
On October 28, 2017, in her 7th professional fight, a 31-year old Katie Taylor (6-0, 4 KO) had her first world title fight against Anahí Ester Sánchez for the vacant WBA lightweight belt. She defeated Sánchez via 10th round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA lightweight title. She is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Jasmine Clarkson
On July 29, 2017, a 31-year old Katie Taylor (5-0, 3 KO) fought Jasmine Clarkson in her 6th professional fight. She defeated Clarkson via 3rd round RTD. She is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Katie Taylor vs. Nina Meinke
On April 29, 2017, a 30-year old Katie Taylor (4-0, 2 KO) fought Nina Meinke in her 5th professional fight. She defeated Meinke via 7th round TKO. She is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Milena Koleva
On March 25, 2017, a 30-year old Katie Taylor (3-0, 2 KO) fought Milena Koleva in her 4th professional fight. She defeated Koleva via 8th round PTS. She is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Monica Gentili
On March 4, 2017, a 30-year old Katie Taylor (2-0, 1 KO) fought Monica Gentili in her 3rd professional fight. She defeated Gentili via 5th round TKO. She is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Viviane Obenauf
On December 10, 2016, a 30-year old Katie Taylor (1-0, 1 KO) fought Viviane Obenauf in her 2nd professional fight. She defeated Obenauf via 6th round PTS. She is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Katie Taylor vs. Karina Kopińska
On November 26, 2016, a 30-year old Katie Taylor successfully debuted against Karina Kopińska. She defeated Kopińska via 3rd round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Katie Taylor have on her record?
Taylor has knocked out 6 of his 23 opponents so far. Her KO ratio currently stands at 26.1%. Of her total 22 wins, six of them have been via KO (27.3%).