KATIE TAYLOR is just one fight away from winning the European lightweight title for a third successive year following an impressive semi-final victory over Ukrainian southpaw, Yana Zavyalona, at the 6th Women’s European Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, yesterday.

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor is lightweight European Boxing champion for the second year running after she stopped her Russian opponent Tatiana Chalaya — the reigning world champion — in the second round of their final bout in Warsaw last night (18-3).