Taylor wins but Cacace bows out

Katie Taylor, the reigning World and European lightweight champion, progressed to the quarter finals of the Ahmet Comert Cup following a convincing win over reigning European light welterweight champion Lucie Bertaud in Turkey this afternoon.

Taylor, who has moved up to light welterweight for this tournament exclusively, stopped her French opponent on the 15 point rule (19-4) in round two in Istanbul.