Old foe looms for Katie Taylor

Olympic champion Katie Taylor has never been in the business of looking very far beyond her next bout, particularly with every opposition coach plotting her downfall.

But the Bray woman, who begins her quest to qualify for her second Olympics at the European qualifiers versus Martina Schmoranzova of the Czech Republic in Samsun, Turkey this evening, will be aware that Azerbaijan’s Yana Alexseevna won on Saturday.

The Azeri beat England’s Chantelle Cameron and could meet Taylor in Friday’s semi-finals, which will be a crucial clash as the top two (the finalists) qualify for Rio 2016.