Taylor begins title defence in Korea

Olympic champion Katie Taylor opens her title defence at the AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in Jeju, South Korea against Dominica’s Valerian Spicer today.

Taylor, aiming for her fifth successive lightweight world gold, will be in the ring at approximately 10.15am this morning for the last-32 four-rounder.

Team Ireland won’t have far to look for background on Spicer as she was beaten by Belfast’s Alanna Audley-Murphy in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year.