If Katie Taylor decides to go into the world of women’s professional boxing, she can expect a tough slog in a business dominated by men and largely motivated by money.

As expected, Amir Khan’s next defence of WBA light-welterweight title will be a unification bout with Zab Judah on July 23.

BRAZILIAN police have questioned the wife of a former world boxing champion, Arturo Gatti, after he was found dead in a hotel in north-eastern Brazil.