Katie Taylor has thrown her full assist behind a fellow Irish feminine puncher in Shauna O’Keeffe after a second take a look at the Clonmel native.
The Irish Icon and the Tipp puncher are former novice opponents. certainly, O’Keefe was the one Irish boxer ever to weigh in and battle Taylor within the Nationwide Elite Championships.
The fighters, who are actually execs at totally different ends of the paid ladder, renewed acquaintances in America not too long ago because the two-weight undisputed world champion introduced the prospect to assist her put together for southpaw Amanda Serrano, who defeated stay on Netflix in Texas in November.
The trailblazing game-changing star was suitably impressed and having obtained the prospect to have a extra in-depth take a look at the O’Keefe is backing her to make a severe influence on the professional ranks.
“It was superb having her over,” Taylor mentioned, reflecting on the time she spent coaching with O’Keeffe, who takes on the undefeated Taylah Gentzen on the Gold Coast over 10 Rounds on Wednesday.
“She’s an actual workhorse, she’s a really, very arduous employee. It’s nice to be round these kinds of folks, however yeah, I assumed the work between me and her was implausible.
“I clearly had Amy Broadhurst over the battle earlier than that. I like bringing some Irishness into my coaching camp and bringing some future stars to spar me. It has been superb.
“Shauna’s a fantastic woman, a fantastic fighter, a fantastic employee, and I believe she’s going to do nice issues within the sport.”
O’Keeffe, who turned skilled final December, has already made a reputation for herself with a string of strong victories. Most not too long ago, she secured her third win within the professional ranks with a dominant stoppage over Iceland’s Valgerdur Gudsteinsdottir. This adopted an analogous efficiency in March, when she halted Poland’s Angelika Oles in blockbuster vogue.
