I know how it feels to lose.
From Katie Taylor
I think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.
I always go into a fight thinking the decision is going to be fair, and I relish these fights where the atmosphere is so fantastic.
I've boxed many people in their own backyard plenty of times - in China, I boxed a Chinese girl in the final of the world championships, and I've boxed Russians before in their home nation as well.
I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.
I go into every fight trying to win as easy as I can.
People say, 'You will be 30 years old; you're too old. You'll get your nose broke,' say dad's a pushy dad. You hear stupid things and put them out of your mind.
Age is a chronological number. That's all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I'm still a young woman.
I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it.
The heaviest I've ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate.
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