Delfine Persoon: ‘I had to take my holiday for this fight’

She may be about to compete in one of the most significant women’s boxing matches in history, but Delfine Persoon had to take annual leave just to be here.

The police officer from the Belgian province of West Flanders puts her WBC lightweight title on the line against WBA, WBO, and IBF champion Katie Taylor at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night in a fight which will determine the best of the division.