Katie Taylor has paid tribute to her mother Bridget in a heartwarming post on social media.
Fresh off a career-defining win over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden, Taylor has praised her mother for helping her reach those amazing heights.
The Bray superstar posted a picture of the pair sitting together in the changing room at the iconic venue, writing: "My mother. Behind every champion is someone who champions them.
"It is hard to quantify just how much influence our loved ones have in our success, but I have a feeling it’s more than we realize."
Taylor took her record to 21 consecutive victories without defeat since turning professional when beating Serrano in a thrilling lightweight contest.
The fight was the biggest in women's boxing history and talk is intensifying of a rematch taking place at Croke Park in Dublin.
Her mother is always in attendance at her fights, with the pair said to be very close.
Taylor was trained for much of her amateur career by her father Pete, although she is now trained by boxing coach Ross Enamait.
And Taylor recently posted pictures of her back training with Enamait, writing: "Complacency is the enemy of greatness. Time to get back to work!"
Sharing another post, the undisputed world lightweight champion added: "The humidity of sweat in the air, the drumming of the speedball in the background, and the smell of Italian leather as I lace up the gloves. I love this sport!"
Speaking in an Instagram Live Q&A session on Tuesday, her manager Eddie Hearn revealed that Matchroom are speaking to a number of potential opponents, but a rematch with Serrano remains the number one option.
He said: "We'd like to (hold it in Croke Park). We're speaking to a number of opponents.
"We'd love to do the Serrano rematch.
"A few of the guys here went over to speak to Croke Park. We shall see."
2012 Olympic champion Taylor has never fought in Ireland as a professional and time is running out for it to happen.
No major professional boxing event has taken place in Dublin since David Byrne was shot dead at a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in 2016 when Daniel Kinahan was believed to be the main target.
US sanctions recently imposed on the mob boss have seen senior boxing figures distance themselves from him and Kinahan's exclusion from the sport could help a Dublin fight for Taylor to finally come to fruition.
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