BOXING Women's World Championships
Katie Taylor will read out the boxers creed at the opening ceremony for the 6th AIBA Women's World Championships in Barbados.
In an historic first for an Irish boxer before a major international event, Taylor, who will be aiming for her third AIBA World lightweight title on the trot in Barbados, will recite the creed calling for fair play and sportsmanship at Thursday's opening ceremony at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown.
The 6th AIBA World Championships officially began Monday. However, boxing will not start until Thursday with preliminary round duels.
Ceire Smith, Taylor, Allana Murphy and Sinead Kavanagh will represent Ireland in Barbados.
Murphy and Kavanagh were unlucky to bow out of the EU Championships in August, while Smith won her place on the Irish squad following a box-off win over Debbie Rogers at the National Stadium in Dublin last month.
Taylor, who has won four European titles on the trot and three EU gold's in a row, will be chasing her 10th major international title since 2001 in Barbados.
A record breaking 306 boxers from 75 nations will be competing in the Caribbean island nation.
The Championships will be staged in 10 Weight Categories: 45-48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, +81kg. Bouts will contested over four, two minute rounds.
Irish squad 6th AIBA World Women's Championships Barbados September 6th/19th
- Team Manager: Stephen Connolly
- Director of Boxing: Dominic O'Rourke
- Coaches: Peter Taylor & Zuar Antia
- Referee&Judge: Fionna Hennigan
- 51Kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan BC)
- 60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray BC)
- 64Kg: Allana Murphy (Eastside, Belfast)
- 75Kg: Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh)