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Robert Hynes

Katie Taylor pictured with dad Pete for first time since pre-Olympics split

Katie Taylor has been pictured with her dad Pete in a Dublin gym.

It is the first time since losing him as her coach in 2015 that they have been seen together.

They were all smiles as they posed for a snap at a gym in the capital.

Katie previously revealed that she felt like she was "missing an arm" when getting into the ring following the split.

In her documentary, 'Katie' she said: "The first time I had to go training without him, I was driving in by myself and the tears were rolling down my face.

"I just felt like every time I was stepping into the ring without my dad at that time, I was missing an arm."

Pete left his daughter's corner following the break up of his marriage.

Earlier this year, he said the 2012 Olympic gold medallist had "good morals".

He told the Paddy Holohan No Shame podcast: "She (Katie) has good morals. She said 'if you’ve split up with my mother, then I don’t want you in my corner.'

"She knew what the outcome would be. She knew that she’d be missing me in the corner but she still had the morals to go ahead and do that. You’ve got to respect that. She was reared good.

"There’s not many people who’d risk losing a European, World and Olympic title by not having your father as a coach.

"She backed her ma ...although it’s hurtful for me - but I’ve still got to take my hat off to her."

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