Over 2 million people tune in to watch Katie Taylor world title fight

Katie Taylor following her Undisputed Female Lightweight Championship bout victory over Miriam Gutierrez. Picture: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile

Over 2m people in the UK and Ireland watched Katie Taylor defend her world titles at the weekend, her promoters have announced.

Matchroom Boxing announced that the fight generated more than 1.5m views on Facebook, 550k on Sky Sports’ YouTube live stream and across Sky Sports' website and apps there were 227k views, with over 600k viewers on Sky Sports' TV platform.