Pete Taylor is a boxing coach, former boxer and trainer. His daughter is Katie Taylor. [1]
Taylor is originally from Leeds, England, but he moved with his parents to Bray, County Wicklow to work in the amusement arcades in the town. [2] He met Bridget Cranley in the town, they married and had four children: Lee, Sarah, Peter and Katie. [2] Peter is a lecturer in mathematics. [2]
In 1986 he was a champion light heavyweight boxer in Ireland. [2]
He begain training Katie as a boxer in St Fergal's Boxing Club in Bray and was in her corner when she won gold at the 2012 Olympics in London. [2] He ceased training her before the 2016 Olympics, citing "personal reasons". [2]
He also ran a cafe in Bray called "KO Fit Food". [2]
Pete founded a boxing club in Bray. [2] The club was given €300,000 state funds in Katies' honour. [3]
In 2017 he trained Seán Turner, David Oliver Joyce and Gary Cully, all signed to MTK Global. [3] He has said that the boxers approached him individually and he has no connections to MTK himself. [4]
On 5 June 2018 Pete Taylor survived being shot at his boxing club in Bray. [1] Two other men were shot, one fatally. [1]
Katie Taylor issued a statement issuing condolences to the family of Bobby Messet and relief that her father had survived. [5] She mentioned that she was estranged from her father and nothing to do with the club since 2015. [5] She also criticised the media for the use of her name and image in stories relating to the shooting and asked the media to leave her and her family alone. [5]
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Pete Taylor is a boxing coach, former boxer and trainer. His daughter is Katie Taylor. [1]
Taylor is originally from Leeds, England, but he moved with his parents to Bray, County Wicklow to work in the amusement arcades in the town. [2] He met Bridget Cranley in the town, they married and had four children: Lee, Sarah, Peter and Katie. [2] Peter is a lecturer in mathematics. [2]
In 1986 he was a champion light heavyweight boxer in Ireland. [2]
He begain training Katie as a boxer in St Fergal's Boxing Club in Bray and was in her corner when she won gold at the 2012 Olympics in London. [2] He ceased training her before the 2016 Olympics, citing "personal reasons". [2]
He also ran a cafe in Bray called "KO Fit Food". [2]
Pete founded a boxing club in Bray. [2] The club was given €300,000 state funds in Katies' honour. [3]
In 2017 he trained Seán Turner, David Oliver Joyce and Gary Cully, all signed to MTK Global. [3] He has said that the boxers approached him individually and he has no connections to MTK himself. [4]
On 5 June 2018 Pete Taylor survived being shot at his boxing club in Bray. [1] Two other men were shot, one fatally. [1]
Katie Taylor issued a statement issuing condolences to the family of Bobby Messet and relief that her father had survived. [5] She mentioned that she was estranged from her father and nothing to do with the club since 2015. [5] She also criticised the media for the use of her name and image in stories relating to the shooting and asked the media to leave her and her family alone. [5]
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