Pete Taylor
IrelandcoachMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Pete Taylor is an Olympic boxing coach best known for coaching his daughter, Katie Taylor, to Ireland’s first women’s Olympic boxing gold medal at the 2012 London Games. He has been in the news recently due to the controversy surrounding the closure of Bray Boxing Club, following a tragic shooting incident in 2018 that resulted in the death of Bobby Messett and left Taylor himself injured.
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Pete Taylor is Katie Taylor's father and coach.
Confessions of a sports writer who mostly saw it all – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-06-19
Ireland· 2026-06-19
Pete Taylor has claimed that Wicklow County Council removed all his belongings and equipment from Bray Boxing Club.
Can Katie Taylor’s former boxing club in Bray shake off its murder-scene stigma? – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-07-10
Ireland· 2025-07-10
