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.