Katie Taylor retires after winning last fight
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Katie Taylor is a famous boxer from Ireland. She has ended her career. Taylor won her last fight before she stopped boxing.
She fought Flora Pili at Croke Park in Dublin. Taylor won the fight. It was her farewell match.
Many top women boxers talked about Taylor after the fight. They said good things about her. One person said she is 'one of the best.'
Taylor is one of the greatest boxers in women's sport. People in boxing respect her very much. Her career is now finished.
Vocabulary15 words
- career
- the job you do for many years
- farewell
- saying goodbye
- boxer
- a person who fights with their hands in a sport
- victory
- when you win
- retired
- stopped working or playing a sport forever
- tribute
- kind words about someone
- opponent
- the person you fight or play against
- champion
- the best player or winner
- match
- a game or fight between two people
- respect
- to think someone is good or important
- great
- very good; famous
- final
- the last one
- sport
- a game or activity with rules, like boxing
- praise
- kind words about how good someone is
- legend
- a very famous and great person
Quiz
Answer key
1. A boxer from Ireland 2. Flora Pili 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Katie Taylor is a famous boxer from _____. She has ended her career. Taylor won her last fight before she stopped boxing.
She fought Flora Pili at _____ in Dublin. Taylor won the fight. It was her farewell match.
Many top women boxers talked about Taylor after the fight. They said good things about her. One person said she is 'one of the _____.'
Taylor is one of the greatest boxers in women's sport. People in boxing _____ her very much. Her career is now finished.
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