Champ Taylor through to European semi-finals

DEFENDING champion, Katie Taylor, is through to the semi-finals of the 60kg division at the Women’s European Boxing championships in Warsaw after a decisive victory over the Romanian, Florina Popa, in last night’s semi-final.

The Bray girl, who also plays international soccer for Ireland, was given a unanimous decision by the judges after a computer failure.

“But it was a pretty clear cut decision,” Fermoy official, Pa Flynn, insisted. “She put her opponent on the floor with a big right hand just 30 seconds into the contest and after that it was pretty one-way traffic. She has been very, very impressive in both her contests here.”