Taylor on course for battle over pro card fights

KATIE TAYLOR has hinted that the row between her and the Irish Amateur Boxing Association over the governing body’s ban on amateur boxers appearing on professional cards could resurface in the future.

While dismissing reports that she could switch allegiances to Great Britain for the Olympic Games, or even give up on her Olympic dream to turn professional, the softly-spoken Bray fighter has expressed her disappointment with the ban.

“I was very frustrated over the pro-am situation” she admitted yesterday. “It was a great opportunity for me to box in front of my friends and family at home, live on TV. It would have been a great opportunity for me to showcase women’s boxing again across the country. I just feel like the boxing association have taken that away from me.”