TG4 gives fans chance to see Katie’s bid for fifth world title

Irish fans will be able to watch Katie Taylor’s bid to claim a remarkable fifth straight AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship belt after TG4 secured the rights to screen her semi-final and final bouts next month, if she gets to that stage.

The championships are being held on Jeju Island in Korea between November 14 and November 24, and Ireland’s 2012 Olympic gold medallist will be joined in the ring there by compatriots Michaela Walsh, Joanne Lambe and Clare Grace.

TG4 had been involved in lengthy negotiations for some months and finally signed an exclusive contract to show any semi-finals and finals in which an Irish boxer will compete on Wednesday.