First-round stoppage sees Taylor though to semi-finals

Irish lightweight Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Women's European Championships following a first-round stoppage of Kosovare Buzuku of Sweden in Nikalaev City in the Ukraine this afternoon.

Taylor, who is aiming for her fourth European title in a row at the Nadezhda Sports Complex, was 4-0 up when the Swede retired with a facial injury about one minute into the first frame of today's quarter-final.