Taylor keeps title charge on track

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.

After struggling to beat Danusa Dilhofova (Czech Republic) in a controversial last 16 contest on Tuesday, the world champion left nothing to chance with a quick victory over Argentinian national champion and two-times World Championship quarter-finalist, Peralta Celeste.

Taylor now meets Russian Ayzznat Gadzhieva in tomorrow’s semi-finals.