Katie Taylor plans Dublin defence if she wins world title

Katie Taylor hopes a world-title victory this weekend in Cardiff will tee up a home defence in Ireland next year.

Bray native Taylor challenges WBA world lightweight champion Anahi Esther Sanchez of Argentina at the Principality/Millennium Stadium on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence on Saturday.

Promoter Eddie Hearn had previously claimed that Taylor’s first shot at a professional world title would come at home after the five-time world amateur champion turned over to the paid game late last year.