Katie Taylor ‘can’t wait’ to cut loose at ‘home’ of boxing

More than five years have passed since Katie Taylor reached the pinnacle of her sport in a nondescript corner of east London.

Boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games took place at the ExCeL London, in the city’s Docklands area, an indoor arena currently preparing to host exhibitions in refrigeration and classic cars.

However, in that summer, Taylor was among the elite athletes which helped transform one of its many large rooms into a cauldron of sporting excellence.