‘This is where all the hardship begins’

Life after London has been a curious mixture of mania outside the ring and calm inside it for Katie Taylor but that is all about to change for the Olympic champion who will return to action for the first time since the Games early next year.

It all starts next February 24 at the Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin when the Bray boxer will pick up where she left off at London’s ExCel Arena against an opponent yet to be confirmed.

Beyond that it would appear as though the sky’s the limit.