It won’t be a walk in the park, Sanchez warns Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor has insisted that she is prepared for a potentially turbulent fight tomorrow night in Cardiff after WBA lightweight champion Anahi Esther Sanchez promised to cause a major upset in their world-title showdown.

Former Olympic champion Taylor came face to face with Argentine title holder Sanchez for the first time at yesterday’s final pre-fight press conference ahead of their bout, scheduled for 10 rounds, at the Principality Stadium on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Carlos Takam.

Taylor is a huge money-on favourite to claim her first professional crown this weekend, despite the fact that the five-time world amateur gold medallist is coming up against a two-weight world pro champion.