Katie will need to be at her best,says Walsh

Olympic champion Katie Taylor will have to be at her best to secure a sixth successive European title in Bucharest, according to Irish head coach Billy Walsh.

Taylor beat Bulgarian lightweight Denitsa Eliseeva on a unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) yesterday to set up today’s final with France’s Estelle Mossely.

Mossely, whom Taylor beat in the European Union final in Hungary last July, shocked Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava on a unanimous decision yesterday.