IRISH captain Ken Egan believes this week’s European Union Boxing Championships in Poland will provide Ireland with the perfect preparation for the Olympic Games.

FRESH from her victory over German champion Yana Kultysheva at the weekend, Ireland’s world boxing champion, Katie Taylor, returns to the ring in Dungarvan on Friday night for the first all-women’s tournament at the Sports Centre.

World lightweight champion Katie Taylor chalked up her third victory of 2007 following a comprehensive victory over German national champ Yana Kultysheva in Cork last night.

World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor will step up to light-welterweight for her clash with England's Amanda Coulson in Waterford next month.