'Heart of a champion': Strong finish keeps the Katie Taylor train rolling

Taylor and Jonas’ dazzling duet at London 2012 was always a readymade primer for this 2021 edition, Saturday’s long-sought sequel widely pegged as a would-be show-stealer on the Sky Sports bill.

Katie Taylor makes her way to the ring prior to her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO female lightweight title fight against Natasha Jonas

“That’s what champions do”, proclaimed Bridget Taylor as the final bell sounded on Saturday night.

In the still eerily empty environs of a locked-down Manchester Arena, her voice surely rang louder than ever.