Katie’s Rochestown opponents confirmed

Croatia’s Marija Petric and Sweden’s Anais Kistler have been confirmed as Katie Taylor’s opponents for the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork on May 1 and 2.

The Olympic champion will meet the Croat on May 1 and the Swede 24 hours later on two St John’s BC hosted shows.

Taylor will also have her third fight in three days against an opponent to be confirmed in Dungarvan, Waterford on May 3.

The Munster triple-header is part of her preparations for her European title defence in Bucharest, Romania in May/June.

Speculation has increased that Russia’s Sofya Ochigava, who Taylor beat in the London 2012 Olympic final, has thrown in the towel. There is no record of Ochigava having fought since her Olympic decider with Taylor.