Treat for Taylor fans as queen turns on power
An hour before Katie Taylor was due in the ring at the Grand Canal Theatre, her German opponent, Maike Klüners, sat at ringside watching videos of the Olympic gold medallist on the big screens while taking in her surroundings.
She looked out at the crowd in awe, but in the ring she looked on in awe too, between the flurries of shots she shipped in a heavy loss. In fairness, she kept it together in the first and fourth rounds but in between there was a standing count in the second and third as Taylor’s speed became problematic and her power became decisive.
