The countdown to the Women’s World Championship final is officially on as Bray boxer and Irish champion Katie Taylor prepares to face the ultimate test on Monday morning.
The Irish boxer will go in to the ring early Monday morning (Irish time) and will go head-to-head with Azerbaijan’s Yana Allekseevana in the lightweight final.
Katie has had a bit of an unusual route to the final, having got a bye in the first round she then went on to overcome the challenges of Valeria Spicer and Mira Potkonen which set up a tantalizing quarter final bout with rival, Sofya Ochigava. However, the Russian boxer and world number two – who Katie defeated in the fight for gold in London 2012 – gave the Irish boxer a walkover for the quarter final on Friday morning.
This set up a semi-final showdown with China’s Jinhua Yin, who Katie faced off to early on Sunday morning. Coming off the back of an extra day’s rest thanks to the quarter-final walkover, Katie met a tough competitor in Yin. However, Katie secured her spot in the final on Monday as the Chinese boxer threw in the towel after the third round and Katie went through on a technical knock out.
Katie is now in line to pick up at least a silver medal from the championships, but will be hoping to secure her fifth world championship title.
The Bray boxer will have a tough test on Monday against Azerbaijan’s Allekseevana, and all eyes will be on her when she takes to the ring on Monday morning sometime after 5.45am. TG4 will be broadcasting the finals live from Jeju.
