Five years later, at the age of 15, Katie Taylor and Alanna Audley fought in Ireland’s first-ever sanctioned female amateur boxing match. Taylor would go on to compete and win the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
Taylor made her pro boxing debut in November 2016 when she stopped Karina Kopinska in the third round. A year later, Taylor would win her first world title when she defeated Anahi Sanchez and won the WBA lightweight belt.
After becoming a unified world champion, Taylor defeated Cindy Serrano by way of unanimous decision. Four years later, as the undisputed lightweight world champion, Taylor would make history with Cindy’s younger sister.
On April 30, 2022, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano made history when they became the first women boxers to headline an event at Madison Square Garden. In the icon vs icon battle, Katie Taylor won via split decision.
Taylor would experience adversity for the first time in her homecoming bout when Chantelle Cameron outpointed her and retained the undisputed super-lightweight world title. In the immediate rematch, Taylor won via majority decision.
With the victory, Katie Taylor became a two-weight undisputed world champion. Next on Taylor’s agenda was a rematch with Amanda Serrano. Taylor would defeat Serrano in back-to-back bouts to tally a trilogy record of 3-0.
She concluded her career in Dublin, Ireland, at Croke Park, where she beat the previously undefeated Flora Pili and won the undisputed super-lightweight crown. Now, as she calls it a career, Katie Taylor (26-1, 6 KOs) is locked in with another iconic star regarding the GWOAT status.
For a significant amount of time, Claressa Shields has labeled herself as the GWOAT. Along with Taylor, Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano, and Alycia Baumgardner are the pioneers of this new era of women’s boxing.
Right now, if you had to choose one GWOAT, who would it be? Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields are the leading candidates, as Shields has the accolades, but Taylor has accolades and impact.
Back in April 2019, Claressa Shields became the first female boxer to become an undisputed world champion in the four-belt era. Two months later, Katie Taylor became the second women’s boxer to win the undisputed crown.
Shields has won a total of 21 world titles while Taylor has won a total of 19. Both Taylor and Shields are three-time undisputed champions, as Shields did it in three divisions and Taylor won undisputed once at 135 and twice at 140.
In her last career bout, Katie Taylor fought in front of 84,000 fans at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. When she defeated Flora Pili, the 40-year-old Katie Taylor became the oldest boxer to win the undisputed crown.
Currently in the NBA, an ongoing viral debate has fans divided as they contemplate whether the NBA GOAT is Jordan or LeBron. Now, women’s boxing will have a similar debate when fans ask who the GWOAT is: Katie or Claressa?
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