Frustrated Taylor ready to try luck in pro ranks

Katie Taylor has revealed she is again “flirting” with the idea of turning professional — and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist may well be joined in the paid boxing ranks by Michael Conlon, who claimed a bronze in London last year.

Both fighters opened up about their frustrations with the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) yesterday, with Taylor pointing to the lack of progress in furthering the female fight game worldwide as another source of disenchantment.

“They are a very hard organisation to work with at times,” said Taylor, echoing Conlon’s disgruntlement with the failure of the body to capitalise on last summer’s successes and secure bigger and better fights and backing for their boxers.