Taylor ‘not a long shot’ for Joshua undercard

Brian Peters has insisted that a potential world title date for Katie Taylor on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s anticipated world heavyweight rematch against Wladimir Klitschko “is not a long shot”.

Promoter Eddie Hearn claimed such plans were being made following the Bray woman’s sixth professional win - Texan opponent Jasmine Clarkson was retired after three rounds - on her US debut in Brooklyn on Saturday night - although it is not yet certain which of the four ‘major’ lightweight world champions Taylor could fight.

Joshua and Klitschko look likely to clash in Las Vegas in November following the former’s knockout win in their first Wembley fight last April. When asked if Taylor is likely to feature, her manager Peters yesterday said: “It’s not a long shot, it’s a possibility, but she’ll have one fight before it, which may be in England, it may be in America.”