Taylor handed tough opener but dad insists it will be chance to show off skills

Katie Taylor may not have received the easiest of draws for her Olympic debut but coach and father Pete insists it will not faze the favourite for gold.

The four-time world champion was made top seed for yesterday’s draw at the ExCel arena and while that got her a bye to the quarter-finals she found herself on the same side as old adversaries Queen Underwood (USA), Natasha Jonas (Great Britain) and Cheng Dong (China).

Her opponent for Monday week’s opener will come from a mouth-watering contest involving Underwood and local starlet Jonas, who represents the hosts at lightweight.