Katie Taylor (boxing)

Katie Taylor of Ireland fights against Yana Zavyalova of Ukraine during their women's European Championships amateur boxing semi-final bout in Vejle in this Oct 18, 2007 file photograph. [Photo/Agencies]

Women's boxing makes its Olympic debut in London and Ireland's Katie Taylor will get the chance to add to her already groaning trophy cabinet in the ExCel Center.

A three-times world and five-times European champion already, she has also represented Ireland in soccer and is rightly regarded as one of the Emerald Isle's greatest sportswmomen.

A devout Christian, she has become something of a celebrity, meeting US president Barack Obama at the White House, starring in a rap video with Tinie Tempah and was last year's Grand Marshal at Dublin's St Patrick's Day parade.