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Irish Mirror
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Eamon Doggett

Katie Taylor hits Paddy Barnes with savage response after birthday message

Katie Taylor had a savage response for her compatriot Paddy Barnes after the boxer sent her a cheeky birthday message.

The Bray woman turned 33 on Tuesday and among those to send her good wishes was her former Olympic teammate Barnes.

He wrote on Twitter: "Happy birthday Katie Taylor here's that picture from when I knocked out you out and lay down beside you so you didn't feel too bad."

The picture shows the two lying face up in a boxing ring, more than likely after a gruelling sparring session.

Taylor didn't take Barnes' jibe lying down though and responded with a picture of her good friend on his back getting counted out by a referee.

"Haha thanks Paddy," she said. "Here's another picture of when I knocked you out, I didn't feel so bad though."

The quality counter got the approval of fellow fighters Carl Frampton and Michael Conlan, and Barnes admitted: "well done you win this time!"

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