KATIE TAYLOR produced what has to be regarded as the best performance of her career to date as she demolished Russian lightweight, Ayzznat Gadzhieva, with an astonishing 20-2 computer scoreline to keep her world title defence on track by claiming a place in today’s finals of the women’s world boxing championships in Ningbo City, China.

Katie Taylor produced a master-class of boxing this morning to march into the lightweight final at the 5th AIBA Women's World Championships in Ningbo City, China.

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor kept her title defence on track and guaranteed a bronze medal when she breezed through her lightweight quarter-final at the 5th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City, China, yesterday.

Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the 5th AIBA Women's World Championships in Ningbo City, China following a quarter final blitzkrieg of Argentine lightweight Peralta Celeste this morning.

Katie Taylor got her World title defence off to a perfect start with an emphatic 20-3 preliminary round victory over Australian lightweight Emma Carruthers at the 5th AIBA Women's World Chamionships at the Ningbo Youngor Gymnasium in Ningbo City, China this morning.

The medal laden Irish youth squad are due to arrive home via Dublin Airport from Guadalajara, Mexico today at approximately 3.20pm (Flt EI607).