Katelynn Phelan is Ireland's youngest female professional boxer and is pursuing her goal of becoming Ireland's youngest female World Champion and inspiring the next generation of kids to use sport and fitness to better their future.
During a stellar amateur career Katelynn won 7 All Ireland Titles as well as capturing European Bronze and World Bronze while representing Ireland.
From a boxing family, Katelynn's mother and father, Martina and Paddy Phelan, run St. Bridges Boxing Club in the heart of Kildare Town while her brother, Allan, is also a professional boxer.
Katelynn made her debut live on terrestrial television on TG4 in March and had her second professional fight in Cork in the Neptune Stadium. Currently Katelynn is training for her third professional fight to take place in Belfast, recently described as 'the European capital of boxing'.
Katelynn trains twice a day, 6 days a week in a bid to improve her skills with the aim of winning her first World Title within 3 years. Currently ranked within the top 50 in the world Team Phelan feel that this is a very realistic proposition.
She trains in UNIT 3: Health and Fitness in Naas and also in her home club in Kildare Town. Katelynn's weekly training regime consists of; boxing, running, strength and conditioning, sparring and mobility work, all done with top training partners who push her in every session.
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