Katie Taylor intent on setting the record straight in Delfine Persoon sequel

Taylor’s nine-month break between bouts represents the longest she’s had in two decades

Katie Taylor: ‘I’ve boxed numerous occasions as an amateur in huge fights with not many in the arena. I’ve always said whether there are 10 people in the crowd or 10,000 I’m just in there to win.’ Picture: Mark Robinson/Sportsfile

It may be the ‘sweet’ science but boxing is hardly an exact one.

Few sports are so shaped by precepts of subjectivity, judges’ scorecards often displaying the uniformity of a jumbled Rubik’s cube.