Olympic champion Katie Taylor will have to be at her best to secure a sixth successive European title in Bucharest, according to Irish head coach Billy Walsh.

Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava and Katie Taylor are just one win each away from setting up a repeat of their 2012 Olympic lightweight final in London.

Olympic champion Katie Taylor will lead Ireland's five-strong squad for the 2014 European Women’s Elite Championships in Romania in May.

Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava is looking sharp ahead of June’s European Elite Women’s Championships in Romania, according to Irish coach Antionette Faye.

Croatia’s Marija Petric and Sweden’s Anais Kistler have been confirmed as Katie Taylor’s opponents for the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork on May 1 and 2.

They just can’t let it go.

Katie Taylor’s performance resonated around the world, with many prestigious international titles rushing to acclaim her.

Women’s boxing at London 2012 was all about Katie Taylor and yesterday the woman who played such a big role in getting it added to the Olympic programme was rewarded by having a gold medal hung round her neck.

Katie Taylor’s defeated Russian opponent last night hit out at the judging of yesterday’s women’s lightweight Olympic final.

Katie Taylor expressed her “huge relief” after crowning her glittering career with an Olympic boxing gold medal with a gruelling 10-8 victory over experienced Russian Sofya Ochigava at ExCeL.

Katie Taylor has won gold at the Olympic Games.

All week we’ve been bombarded with television images and radio interviews with a young boxing pioneer stating her dream for the future — to win a gold medal.

Katie Taylor may be the unbackable favourite to complete her march to Olympic boxing gold at ExCeL tomorrow but her right to reign as the undisputed world number one women’s boxer has been challenged by opponent Sofya Ochigava.

Pete Taylor said they were preparing for a tough fight at the ExCel Arena today (2.30pm) when his daughter, Katie, will take on Natasha Jonas for the bronze medal at the inaugural women’s Olympic tournament.

Katie Taylor is through to the quarter-finals of the women’s World boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, but the three-time champion has yet to qualify for London 2012.

Katie Taylor must wait until Monday to start her campaign underway at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao, where her quest for a fourth successive lightweight title is overshadowed by her search for Olympic qualification.

IT was high fives all round for Katie Taylor on Saturday night after she claimed her fifth European Senior title in a row in Rotterdam.

CURRENT World champion Katie Taylor will meet Russia’s former world champion Sofya Ochigava in today’s European lightweight final in Rotterdam.

KATIE TAYLOR won’t be distracted by a possible European Championship final showdown against old foe Sofya Ochigava when she fights Sweden’s Helena Falk in today’s semi-final in Rotterdam.

Katie Taylor relinquished her proud unbeaten run stretching back to May 13, 2007 after she was beaten by former World champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia in her lightweight semi final at the Usti na Labem Gran Prix in the Czech Republic yesterday.

KATIE TAYLOR’S unbeaten run stretching back 42 bouts was sensationally ended when she lost to former World champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia in her lightweight (60Kg) semi-final at the Usti na Labem Grand Prix in the Czech Republic yesterday.