Katie Taylor ready for Olympic title defence against Mira Potkonen

Katie Taylor will open the defence of her Olympic title today against former foe Mira Potkonen.

The 30-year-old Bray native suffered her first defeat in five years last April against Yana Alekseevna of Azerbaijan before suffering another loss at the World Championships in June to eventual world champion Estelle Mossely.

Both of those rivals are competing in Rio, while there is additional intrigue in Taylor’s 60kg lightweight division as American Mikaela Mayer has former Ireland coach Billy Walsh in her corner.