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President Michael D Higgins Leads Tributes To Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor made history overnight by unifying all four world lightweight titles with a narrow vict...
Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan

9:41 AM - 2 Jun 2019



President Michael D Higgins Le...

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President Michael D Higgins Leads Tributes To Katie Taylor

Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan

9:41 AM - 2 Jun 2019



Katie Taylor made history overnight by unifying all four world lightweight titles with a narrow victory over Delfine Persoon in New York.

It secured her Persoon's WBC title, and she had previously won IBF, WBA and WBO prizes.

President Michael D Higgins tweeted his congratulations to Taylor:

Meanwhile, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, TD said:

"Huge congratulations to Katie Taylor on becoming the undisputed lightweight world champion at Madison Square Garden last night."

"Katie has been such a brilliant role model for her sport since her amateur days."

A number of other Irish sport stars have praised Taylor on her incredible achievement:



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