Taylor advances in World Championships

Katie Taylor got her World title defence off to a perfect start with an emphatic 20-3 preliminary round victory over Australian lightweight Emma Carruthers at the 5th AIBA Women's World Chamionships at the Ningbo Youngor Gymnasium in Ningbo City, China this morning.

The Bray woman, the current World, European and European Union champion, will now meet Danusa Dilhofava of the Czech Republic in the last sixteen on Tuesday morning.