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Irish Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Katie Taylor GWOAT rival splashes $90,000 on bracelet
Katie Taylor's boxing rival Claressa Shields has flashed her new $90,000 watch on social media. Following her heavyweight victory over Lani Daniels, Shields has treated herself to an expensive timepiece. The American, 30, showed off a stunning $90,000 Bvlgari watch, one of only two ever made, calling it her "first big girl purchase". She later wrote: 'I didn't ask for nobody approval! This is a gift to me! I love it! Also it's my money, my hard work." Shields, along with Taylor, is widely regarded as one of the best female boxers of all time. The Michigan native won two gold medals at consecutive Olympic Games (2012 and 2016) before turning professional. And she is now unbeaten in 17 professional bouts and is the only boxer in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles in boxing, WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, in three weight classes. It comes as Taylor has officially been ordered to fight Chantelle Cameron by the WBC. The score is currently 1-1 between the pair after Taylor avenged her May 2023 defeat, her only loss as a professional, to Cameron six months later to become a two-weight undisputed world champion. Northampton native Cameron has been calling for a rematch ever since and has accused Taylor and her team of avoiding her. 'Il Capo' is the WBC interim world super-lightweight champion, a belt she has held since last July, and now the WBC have ordered Taylor to fight her. As undisputed champion, Taylor currently holds the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring belts. However, the 2012 Olympic champion's fighting future remains unclear and she may opt to retire following last month's victory over Amanda Serrano, with Cameron also beating Jessica Camara on the same card at Madison Square Garden. Following her win, Taylor took aim at Cameron and insisted the English fighter didn't deserve to face her for a third time. "I think Chantelle has to see if she can sell out a 1,000-seater arena first. I don't think she can sell out any stadium at all," she said. "I think I made her more money than she really deserves, to be quite honest." Cameron has since hit back at those comments, labelling Taylor 'trashy' over making them. She told Sky Sports: "Usually she's quite respectful and she's a massive role model for the younger generation. "To put someone down and discredit another boxer, when you're a huge role model, she didn't really carry herself well in that press conference. "I was quite shocked at her comments. We're trying to grow the sport, instead of talking and behaving like that. "You're just discrediting the sport and it's not really a good image for the next generation coming through." She added: "Women's boxing, it's a hard enough sport without talking about money and purses and who's getting paid what and 'I'm going to give you this payday'. "You don't have to like each other, not at all. "But to make women's boxing grow and get more people following and watching it and also the younger generation to behave in a certain way without being trashy, then we should all be supporting each other. "Again, you don't have to like each other, but you don't have to put others down." Even if Taylor does opt to continue fighting, she could decide to vacate the WBC belt and take on someone else, rather than face Cameron for a third time.
The Irish Sun
15 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
New challenger vows to ‘retire' Katie Taylor as she calls out Irish legend for clash ‘bigger than her fights before'
Taylor has been ordered by the WBC to fight somebody else OFF GARD New challenger vows to 'retire' Katie Taylor as she calls out Irish legend for clash 'bigger than her fights before' ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER has called out Katie Taylor - and warned she will "retire" the Irish boxing legend. The 39-year-old is uncertain as to what her future holds after beating Amanda Serrano for the third time in July. Advertisement 2 Katie Taylor has a laundry list of potential challengers Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 2 Alycia Baumgardner has called her out Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile However, the undisputed super lightweight champion has no shortage of potential opponents, with Alycia Baumgardner seeking to jump the queue. The undisputed super featherweight champion bested Jennifer Miranda on the undercard of KT's trilogy bout against Serrano. And the 31-year-old has challenged the Bray Bomber to be her next opponent. She told Uncrowned: "I want Katie Taylor as my next fight, and we can create something that's even bigger than her fights before. Advertisement 'I respect Katie and her skills, everything she has done in the sport, but I also know what kind of athlete I am and the skillset that I come into this fight with. "People may think that I am a few notches below where Katie is, but I know that isn't the case — I am at that same level, even one above. "I know that everyone says that they want to fight her, but I am the only athlete that has the whole package that's able to beat her. 'Styles make fights, but I have the IQ, power, the punch combinations and am an all-round athlete — that's what a lot of the other women in the sport don't possess. Advertisement "They are not natural athletes like me, and that's something that Katie will have to deal with.' Baumgardner is likely to have to wait to fight Taylor, with the WBC having seemingly ordered her to defend her 140lb belt in a third bout against Chantelle Cameron. Katie Taylor shares inspirational message to British & Irish Lions The American believes there is "no point" in facing the Northampton star and reckons there is a "new story to tell" by pitting her against the Olympic gold medalist. However, she warned that it would prove to be the final chapter in the Wicklow woman's career, pitching that it take place in Ireland. Advertisement She continued: 'I'd love to fight her in Ireland. 'I am not new to fighting in people's backyards. It plays to my strengths if anything, that underdog mentality is always something that I have thrived off. "The pressure of fighting away from a home crowd has always kept me on my toes and enabled me to fight at my best. 'I obviously have so much respect for Katie, but I can already envisage how I beat her. Advertisement "She hasn't fought anyone like me before, and I think she realizes that. I am a different type of fighter completely, and I think my presence would get under her skin. 'It's a pretty simple equation. "A fight between me and Katie would be for the pound-for-pound No. 1 spot and a chance for me to retire her. "I don't overlook anyone, but I know what I am capable of.'
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Irish Examiner
Cathal Dennehy: Funding should help athletes who hit rocky patch too
Earlier this week, in an interview Ciara Neville did following her 100m victory at the nationals, there was one line from the Limerick sprinter that stood out. It captured a cold truth about the way Olympic sports are funded in Ireland, and it was based on lived experience. 'When you need it the most, they're not there.' She was referring to the International Carding Scheme, Sport Ireland's method of funding top athletes since 1999. The first thing to say about that system? It works. Twenty years after Ireland won zero medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the team returned from Paris with a record seven. The investment is not the only reason Ireland is now much stronger across Olympic sports, but it's a big reason. It allows many to commit to sport full-time or to work reduced hours, freeing up more time and energy for elite-level training. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
