Katie Taylor: 'It is about legacy, and I just want to make history in this sport'

Katie Taylor continues to close the gap for women's boxing

Katie Taylor, left, following her Undisputed Female Lightweight Championship bout victory over Miriam Gutierrez at SSE Wembley Arena in London, England. Picture: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile

Although the hallmarks of sporting history tend to be honed over time, hindsight is not always required.

Katie Taylor’s epochal impacts have long been more of an active pursuit, her layered legacy less a finished work than a real-time enterprise.