Taylor camp examine pro-back-to-amateur switch

Katie Taylor’s camp are examining a clause which they believe may allow the Olympic gold medallist fight up to 15 times as a professional before reverting to the amateur ranks, from where she would be able to defend her title in Rio in 2016.

The 26-year old’s representatives will be discussing the matter with senior world boxing officials today to establish the hard and fast rules and, if given the go-ahead to switch over and back, it is believed Taylor could strike a deal with Brian Peters Promotions to fight here in Ireland.

Peters, who is based in Dunshaughlin in Co Meath, has promoted fights involving a generation of Irish boxing’s finest professional talent, including former world champion Bernard Dunne, Andy Lee, John Duddy and Matthew Macklin.