Taylah Robertson

Taylah Robertson (born 23 April 1998) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Taylah Robertson
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998
Townsville, Australia
Boxing record[1]
Total fights2
Wins2
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastFlyweight
Australian National Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 NSWFlyweight
Gold medal – first place2018 BrisbaneFlyweight
Gold medal – first place2019 MelbourneFlyweight

Early life

Taylah Robertson was born in Townsville, Australia, in 1998. Shortly after she moved to Brisbane where she attended early primary school. She then moved to Bribie Island to finish her schooling through to year 12 at St Columban's College, Caboolture.[3] She finished her high school graduation certificate and completed her cert 3 and 4 in fitness.

Amateur career

Robertson started boxing at the age of 12 and won her first Australian title as a junior at 15 in Perth, Western Australia. She went on to win[4] more Australian national titles and eventually joined the National Team of Australia,[5] competing internationally over four years, winning a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and participating in the 2019 World Championships.

Professional career

In late 2019 Robertson signed a professional contract with MTK Global.[6] In early February she had her first professional fight in the Sleeman Centre, Brisbane at bantamweight, winning in under 56 seconds by technical knockout (TKO).

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she went to the US to train in West Hollywood, California, at Justin Fortune's gym.[7] Her trip was cut short by the COVID-19 lockdown and she returned to Australia.

Professional boxing record
1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Thailand Ranee Klinratree TKO 1 (6), 0:56 22 Feb 2020 Australia Saleem Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia

Appearances and honours
  • 5 × Australian champion
  • Commonwealth games bronze medallist[8]
  • World championship representative (Russia)
  • Kalpori cup 2018 bronze medal (Indonesia)[9]
  • Boxer Cup 2018/2019 Silver and Gold[10] medalist (Spain)
  • Ahmet Cup[11] Silver medallist (Turkey)
  • 5 × state champion
  • 2 × Golden Glove champion[12]

References
  1. "Boxing record for Taylah Robertson". BoxRec.
  2. "Taylah Robertson , Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2 April 2018.
  3. "Making fist of Games shot". www.couriermail.com.au. 23 November 2017.
  4. "Aussie 'loser' scores bizarre bronze". PerthNow. 13 April 2018.
  5. "Skye high hopes to win for lost brothers". www.couriermail.com.au. 27 March 2018.
  6. "Female Star Robertson Joins MTK Global". MTK Global.
  7. "Taylah Robertson 12RND Fitness Interview". www.girl.com.au.
  8. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Australian boxer Taylah Robertson wins bronze after losing only bout". www.sportingnews.com.
  9. "Kalpori Cup, Indonesia". www.boxing.org.au.
  10. "Taylah made for gold". www.susf.com.au.
  11. "India won seven women medals including three titles in the Ahmet Cömert Tournament". ASBCNEWS.
  12. Hui, Jin (14 June 2016). "Gold - it doesn't get any better!". Noosa Today.
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