Taylor powers through to European final

Defending champion Katie Taylor is through to the European Championships lightweight final following an 8-0 semi final win over Denica Eliseeva of Bulgaria in Nikalaev City in the Ukraine this morning.

Taylor, who beat Eliseeva 8-1 in Pazardjik, Bulgaria in June to claim her second European Union gold medal on the trot, dominated all four rounds at the Nadezhda Sports Complex to guarantee herself at least silver.