Taylor vows to make more history in Rio

Katie Taylor has vowed to make more history at the Rio Olympics after being confirmed as an all-time great at the AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in Jeju, South Korea yesterday.

The Bray woman beat Azerbaijan’s Yana Allekseeva on a unanimous decision (40-36,39-37,39-37) to claim her fifth successive world lightweight title since ascending the 60kg podium in New Delhi in 2006.

Yesterday’s victory saw Taylor, the current Olympic champion, match Mary Kom’s record of five consecutive AIBA World titles.