Katie Taylor unperturbed by Delfine Persoon's thirst for revenge

Taylor says she's prepared for boxing in front of no crowd from her years of amateur fighting
Katie Taylor unperturbed by Delfine Persoon's thirst for revenge
Katie Taylor arrives to Matchroom Fight Camp ahead of her undisputed world lightweight title bout against Delfine Persoon in Brentwood, Essex. Photo by Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile

Katie Taylor doesn't believe that Delfine Persoon will be any more dangerous an opponent second time around just because she is bent on some sort of revenge.

The Belgian took Taylor to the brink in Madison Square Garden in June of last year, finishing on the wrong end of a majority decision in a bout to find the undisputed lightweight champion of the world when many observers felt that Persoon was hard done by.

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