Katie Taylor: ‘People are seeing the best of women’s boxing. It’s a great time to be involved’

Lightweight world champion primed to put on a Wembley show against Argentina’s Karen Carabajal in the UK’s biggest ever female match

READY TO RUMBLE: Katie Taylor during the weigh-in at The Drum Wembley, London. Pic: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire.

When Katie Taylor defended her title in the biggest ever women’s boxing match at Madison Square Garden, it was expected that she would take some hard-earned time off to rest. Instead, she turned up to resume her rigorous training regime just three days later.

Her trainer says this drive and focus, which he describes as “pretty much unheard of”, has made her the undisputed lightweight world champion, a title which she will defend at Wembley against Argentina’s Karen Carabajal on Saturday – the UK’s biggest ever female match.