Taylor fighting fit for final

KATIE TAYLOR will defend her European 60kg title against the world champion Patiana Shalaya of Russia in tomorrow’s final at the European women’s boxing championships in Warsaw after turning in the best performance of her career to outpoint Guisam Patar of Turkey 18-15 in a thrilling semi-final yesterday evening.

Taylor fighting fit for final

“This was certainly one of her best ever performances,” her father and coach, Pete Taylor, a former national intermediate champion, said. “This was always going to be a close contest.”

He was referring to the acute rivalry between the pair. At the last European championships they also touched gloves at the semi-final stages and after they were tied at 12-12 at the end of a thrilling contest the title verdict went to the Bray boxer on countback and she went on to win the title.

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