Taylor, Sutherland and McCarthy advance in Turkey,Germany and Azerbaijan

Reigning World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor racked up her second win in the space of 24 hours following an emphatic victory over Kurluk Valeviya in the quarter finals of the Ahmet Comet Cup in Turkey last night.

Taylor, from the St Fergal's Bray in Bray, stopped Valeviya from Kazakhstan on the 15 rule (15-0) in round two just 24 hours after putting a halt to Russian Elena Savelevas ambitions on the 15 point rule (22-7).