Christina Linardatou

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Katie Taylor pictured ahead of her rematch against Delfine Persoon on Saturday night. Photograph: Mark Robinson/Inpho/Matchroom Boxing
Verbal sparring done, Taylor keen to avoid another dust-up with Persoon

Drawing on what she has been saying this week and last, Katie Taylor has not just garnered intelligence from her first contentious Madison Square Gard(...)

Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon exchange punches during their WBA/WBO/IBF/WBC women’s lightweight unification fight at Madison Square Garden in June 2019. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
Katie Taylor out to banish all doubts in rematch with Delfine Persoon

Katie Taylor will put her status as undisputed lightweight champion on the line in a rematch against Delfine Persoon on the Dillian Whyte-Alexander P(...)

In a Word . . .

It is time we got serious about boxing. Former rugby players in New Zealand are being asked to donate their brains when they die to research teams a(...)

Katie Taylor celebrates her victory over Christina Linardatou after the super-lightweight championship fight at the Manchester Arena. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho
Team Taylor taking no chances as they insist on drug testing of opponents

  Following her unanimous win over Christina Linardatou in the Manchester Arena last weekend to become a two-weight world champion, Katie Taylor,(...)

Katie Taylor after her victory over Christina Linardatou at the Manchester Arena. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho
Taylor’s elusive tactics pay off as she sticks to the script

Amid the rancour of a defeated opponent, Katie Taylor’s collection of a super lightweight belt to add to the four she owns at lightweight marked her o(...)

Katie Taylor celebrates victory against Christina Lindardatou in their WBO Super-Lightweight World Title bout at Manchester Arena. Photograph: PA
Business-like Katie Taylor becomes a two-weight world champion

Katie Taylor made it 15 professional wins when she beat Christina Linardatou on a unanimous decision (KT won 96-94, 97-93, 97-93) at the Manchester Ar(...)

Katie Taylor: bidding to add another title belt to her already impressive collection. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Katie Taylor world title fight: How to get there, tickets and more

The “Bray Bomber” slips under the ropes and back into the ring at Manchester Arena on November 2nd, where Katie Taylor will attempt to become a two-we(...)

Galway’s Niamh Kilkenny in action against Kilkenny in the Camogie All-Ireland final. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Kilkenny, Davey win Irish Times Sportswoman of Month awards

You couldn’t get a greater contrast in the stories of this year’s camogie and football All-Ireland winners, Galway collecting their first senior camog(...)

Katie Taylor during her win over Delfine Persoon in New York in June. Photograph: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom/Inpho
Katie Taylor confirms Manchester date for two-weight world title bid

Still on the fast track to what has been continued success since turning professional after the Rio Olympics in 2016, the undisputed world lightweight(...)