Katie Taylor v Christina Linardatou: Irish boxer wins to become two-weight world champion

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Katie Taylor becomes a two-weight world champion with a classy display as she beats Christina Linardatou on points to land the WBO super-lightweight title.

Katie Taylor became a two-weight world champion with a classy display as she beat Christina Linardatou on points to land the WBO super-lightweight title.

She was close to tears after the decision at the Manchester Arena, with the crowd serving up a rapturous ovation for a fighter who now owns all four world belts at 135lbs and now this one a division higher.Poise, control, titlesin June, and there were question marks around whether she could maintain her signature speed at a higher weight.

Taylor though, cut above the right eye after three rounds, seemingly broke her opponent's heart in the middle rounds as she began to read what was coming at her and counter repeatedly. Her next move will ideally be a unification bout at 140lbs with American Jessica McCaskill, or even more mouth-watering would be a bout with Norway's Cecilia Braekhus, who holds all four belts at 147lbs.Katie Taylor poses with trainer Ross Enamait and the WBO super-lightweight belt

 

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Is Katie a genuine female? If so, congratulations to her! Has become so confusing now that young athletes view gender as a matter of choice.

Congratulations what a fight it was 👍

WellDone kt

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