Katie Taylor's dad CONFIRMS legendary daughter's relationship status after pics emerge of her wearing ‘wedding ring'
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KATIE TAYLOR'S dad Pete has confirmed that the Irish boxing legend is married.
In pics ahead of her trilogy bout against Amanda Serrano, the Wicklow fighter appeared to be wearing a ring on her left hand.
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Katie Taylor wore a ring on her left hand in the week before her win over Amanda Serrano
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Pete Taylor confirmed his daughter was married
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And during an appearance on the Anything Goes podcast with James English, her dad Pete confirmed that she had indeed tied the knot.
He said: "Ever since the fight there with Katie, people are seeing the two of us back together, even some of the s*** you hear about that.
"I was reading somewhere that Katie Taylor never got married because of her father, he wouldn't let her.
"Katie's married, you know, and I'm thinking, 'where are you getting this s*** from?'"
Dad and daughter reunited to work together in the lead-up to the 39-year-old's sensational trilogy win over Amanda Serrano on July 11.
Pete had coached her during her amateur career, peaking with her winning an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
However, they parted ways after Pete split from Katie's mum Bridget.
Taylor controversially lost her title at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and turned pro later that year, and has been trained by Ross Enamait ever since.
In an exclusive interview with the Irish Sun a week on from her victory over the Puerto Rican, Pete sought to dispel preconceptions concerning their relationship.
He said: "We posted online that we were training together, but we were still very close. I was still over visiting her.
Pete Taylor opens up on training with Katie Taylor
"This is a media thing that me and Katie got back together for the fight. It's not true.
"We've always been close, and we've been talking for the last five or six years. It was just that I didn't get involved in the training.
"We were always talking boxing. That's just natural. When I call over to her, we go to the gym together.
"She just asked me to help out in this camp, and that was it - but it wasn't that we rekindled this relationship.
"We were close all the time.
"People love these stories. I think they must have boring lives or something, because they're so interested in other people's lives.
"I don't post anything about my own personal life on Instagram. Katie's the same, and then, when we put it up, you could say it went viral.
"We've always been close. I was actually shocked that it went so viral, to tell you the truth."
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