Katie Taylor returned home to Bray to spend Christmas Day with her family ahead of a massive year ahead in 2023.
The undisputed lightweight champion shared a photo on social media with her grandmother Kathleen and sister Sarah as she celebrated the big day.
Taylor, who is based in Connecticut, was all smiles as she captioned the snap: "Merry Christmas everyone!!"
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The Bray Bomber enjoyed another massive year in 2022 as she defeated Amanda Serrano in a historic Madison Square Garden fight before beating Argentina's Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in London.
But 2023 could arguably be one of the biggest years of Taylor's career as she looks set to finally get her dream Croke Park homecoming fight.
The 2012 Olympic champion has never fought on Irish soil as a professional, but is hoping to face Serrano in a rematch at GAA Headquarters next spring.
Another victory over Serrano could see Taylor go on to face England's Chantelle Cameron, who could offer the Bray native an opportunity to become a two-weight undisputed champion after she defeated Jessica McCaskill to win all the belts at 140lbs last month.
Taylor has also stated her desire to fight in Las Vegas and a crossover bout against MMA legend Cris Cyborg would be seen as the ideal contest to be staged in Sin City.
Cyborg has recorded two wins since making her professional boxing debut back in September and a fight with Taylor was one of the main motivations for the Brazilian crossing over from MMA, where she is Bellator's featherweight champion.
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