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5 unusual facts about Katie Taylor


2011 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships

Ireland's Katie Taylor won her fourth straight gold in the 60 kg division.

Anti-Irish sentiment

The article claimed that Katie Taylor was not "what you'd expect in a fighting Irishwoman, nor is she surrounded by people who'd prefer a punch to a potato".

Irish Amateur Boxing Association

Katie Taylor made history in 2012 by being the first Irish woman to qualify and compete in an Olympic boxing event, in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Simply Unstoppable

The Lucozade advert itself features Tempah, drummer Travis Barker and Irish boxer/footballer Katie Taylor, credited separately and later together as "The Wild Ones".

On 20 April 2011 the track was released as a promotional single in the form of the YES remix, a remix featuring American drummer Travis Barker and Irish sportswoman Katie Taylor, exclusively for use in a Lucozade advertising campaign.



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