Katie Taylor's mother pays emotional tribute to fighter ahead of Serrano fight

Irish Daily Mirror

11-07-2025

Katie Taylor and her mother Bridget shared an emotional conversation ahead of the fighter's trilogy bout with Amanda Serrano.
The undisputed super-lightweight champion and the Puerto Rican clash once again at Madison Square Garden as they return to the venue of their first fight in April 2022.
Ahead of the bout, Taylor and her mother, who is a vital part of her boxing team, told the 39-year-old how proud she is of her.
"I'm so proud of you," Bridget told her daughter in a video shared by Netflix. "You're an amazing person and we believe in you.
She added: "We've always believed in you and not just in your boxing abilities but in who you are.
"I think I'm more proud of that than anything. You are an incredible person.
"I'm always saying you're a very integral person. You bring that across even in your boxing."
The 2012 Olympic champion, visibly emotional, also paid tribute to her mother and her family in the video.
"I'm super grateful for my amazing family, especially my ma, who has been there through the highs, the lows," she said.
Taylor defends her super-lightweight belts against Serrano at the New York venue, with the bout being fought at a 136-pound catchweight.
And the Bray Bomber is confident she can produce the best performance of her career.
"I feel like people haven't seen the best of me yet and I can't wait to showcase that on Friday night," she stated this week. "I can definitely make the fight a lot easier for myself.
"I just can't wait to step in there now and actually perform the way that I know I can perform and produce the best performance of my career."