Eager Katie Taylor targets first world title in pro ranks

Katie Taylor is eagerly anticipating her first world professional title fight against Argentina’s Anahi Esther Sanchez, according to manager Brian Peters, who claims the WBA belt holder was the only champion willing to fight the Bray woman in Cardiff next month.

Promoter Eddie Hearn yesterday confirmed that former Olympic champion Taylor will challenge Sanchez for the WBA world female lightweight belt on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev at the Millennium/Principality Stadium on October 28.

While Hearn had previously suggested Taylor’s first title tilt would take place in Dublin, Peters admitted that the Cardiff title date means a homecoming bout will definitively be delayed until early next year.