Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Boxing: Taylor dominates as heir gives notice (Reuters)

Ireland's Katie Taylor departs the ring after being declared the winner over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva (not shown) following 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 closer to securing her place as the queen of women's boxing on Wednesday as American teenager Claressa Shields left the sport in no doubt as to who was next in line to her throne. Women's boxing has been a big success in its Olympic debut, gatecrashing the last all-male sport and overshadowing the men in the process. In Taylor, they appear to have the poster girl the four-times world champion promised to be. ...




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