Taylor conquers Europe again

Katie Taylor’s dominance of the lightweight class in Europe began a decade ago after a defeat to a world champion when Yulia Nemstova beat Katie Taylor in the preliminaries of the 2004 European Championships in Italy.

The Russian, who won 63kg gold at the 2005 AIBA World Championships, won the four-rounder 27-12, a margin of victory Taylor disputed at the time.

It remains the Bray woman’s only reversal at European level, as a year later she claimed the lightweight title in Norway and has held the belt since.