Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Boxing: Poster girl Taylor eases into final (Reuters)

Ireland's Katie Taylor is declared the winner over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva (not shown) after their Women's Light (60kg) semi-final boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's Katie Taylor moved a step away from becoming one of the first Olympic women's boxing champions on Wednesday when she produced a clinical performance to reach the lightweight final. The four-time amateur world champion, at the forefront of the campaign to get women's boxing into the Olympics, beat Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva 17-9 in front of another raucous crowd packed with travelling Irish fans. The victory followed Monday's demolition of highly-rated Briton Natasha Jonas. ...




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