Olympic gold medal winner Kellie has claimed female boxers were held back by former national women's boxing head coach Pete, as well as the Irish Athletic and Boxing Association , because they "didn't see past Katie".
Fellow boxing legend Katie has now reacted to the claims and defended her father in an Instagram post.She wrote: "In as much as people have given me credit for the inclusion of women’s boxing in the Olympics, it would not have happened without my da tirelessly campaigning outside the ring.
"The general attitude of the IABA towards women’s boxing really annoyed me. Women weren’t being looked after; just one woman — Katie — was. And the IABA were letting this happen. "The women weren’t getting the opportunity to train with the best, and they weren’t being sent to the multi-nations training camps and tournaments that the men were being sent to."
Pete Taylor has since denied the claims, telling the Irish Independent: "If Kellie wanted to spar Katie when I was head coach, she could have sparred with her."READ MORE
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