Irish boxing champion Katie Taylor thanked God after she retained her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titles after her victory over Natasha Jones at the Manchester Arena.
After the win on social media, Katie said: “Thanking God for a hard fought victory. Thank you all for the support!”
The star has always been very vocal about her Christian faith and its importance to her as a sportsperson.
It was a close call in the 10-round match, with unbeaten Taylor claiming the tight victory.
Just more than a year ago, speaking on RTÉ Radio One Extra, the world champion said that growing up in a Christian household and going to church every Sunday helped her understand “that if you surrendered your life to the Lord, there’s no limits to what God can actually do”.
“Every time I step into the ring, I’m obviously just focused on the fight itself but I feel like I definitely honour and glorify God every time I step into the ring, it’s like an act of worship and even every day in the gym when I’m training so hard, beating my body into submission, that’s an act of worship,” she said.
“Ultimately I know my career is in God’s hands, my destiny is in God’s hands, he makes a way for me and I get great confidence every time I step into the ring knowing that.”