Taylah Robertson (born 23 April 1998) is an Australian

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. As an

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she won a bronze medal at the

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Early life

Taylah Robertson was born in

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, Australia, in 1998. Shortly after she moved to

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where she attended early primary school. She then moved to

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to finish her schooling through to year 12 at

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. 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

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, Western Australia. She went on to win more Australian national titles and eventually joined the National Team of Australia, competing internationally over four years, winning a bronze medal at the

and participating in the 2019 World Championships.

Professional career

In late 2019 Robertson signed a professional contract with

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. In early February she had her first professional fight in the Sleeman Centre, Brisbane at

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, winning in under 56 seconds by

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(TKO). Before the

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, she went to the US to train in

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, at Justin Fortune's gym. Her trip was cut short by the

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and she returned to Australia.

Professional boxing record

Appearances and honours

* 5 × Australian champion * Commonwealth games bronze medallist * World championship representative (Russia) * Kalpori cup 2018 bronze medal (Indonesia) * Boxer Cup 2018/2019 Silver and Gold medalist (Spain) * Ahmet Cup Silver medallist (Turkey) * 5 × state champion * 2 × Golden Glove champion

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Taylah Australian women boxers Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Featherweight boxers Sportspeople from Townsville 1998 births Living people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games