Katie Taylor’s penultimate bout in Ireland before she competes in the World Championships went exactly to plan last night when she beatAmerican Liz Leddy in an unanimous verdict at a packed Silver Springs Hotel, Cork.

Katie Taylor will make her first appearance in Cork tomorrow night in her penultimate bout in Ireland before she jets off for the 2012 World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, where she’ll be hoping to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

World number one Katie Taylor cruised to an emphatic lightweight decision over Jessica Belder in last night’s Ireland versus Holland women’s international at the National Stadium.