Katie Taylor can grow to be a world champion when she challenges Christina Linardatou for its WBO super-lightweight belt live on Sky Sports.
The Irish superstar has been crowned as the most lightweight champion following a hard-fought triumph over Delfine Persoon in June and currently targets a global name in a higher weight class at Manchester Arena, with Anthony Crolla’s farewell battle and Joshua Buatsi’s WBA light-heavyweight title eliminator against Blake Caparello.
Taylor plans to cement her status as the world’s greatest female fighter in the near future and fully is currently relishing her WBO title battle at the major event.
“I had a number of my first pro fights at the Manchester Arena and to return in November and headline a card a couple years on is great,” said Taylor.
“It is played host to a tremendous nights in boxing history so I’m honoured to be part of the tradition.
“It’s a new challenge in a new weight and something I’m very excited about. I feel as if I have so much left to achieve in the sport and becoming a world champion is one of these goals.
“There are still so many huge battles out there for me like the Amanda Serrano struggle, a rematch with Delfine Persoon along with a fight with Cecilia Br??khus however, the very first goal is November two and winning a second domain.
“I really don’t have any issues making lightweight so I think I can move smoothly between the two weights. I want to drive myself and Christina is a great world champion, so it’s going to be a huge test for me personally.”
However, Linardatou, together with one loss and 12 wins, believes she can inflict a first professional defeat on Taylor.
“I intend on leaving England with my name,” she explained. “If I want to knock Katie Taylor outside as a way to retain the title, that’s what I will do.”
Mancunian Crolla yields to the scene of his triumph, a stoppage win to make the WBA lightweight belt in November 2015, after falling short against unified winner Vasiliy Lomachenko before this year and also the 32-year-old will have one fight.
Ryan Ford in seven rounds ceased at The O2, but if receive a sterner challenge contrary to Australian Caparello, a former world title challenger, who’s shared the ring with Andre Dirrell and Sergey Kovalev.
Felix Cash also defends his Commonwealth middleweight title and Gamal Yafai will take another step towards a major title in the division.
“I am so happy to be back in Manchester for this huge show,” explained Matchroom Boxing manager Eddie Hearn.
“Katie Taylor is now established among the greatest stars in world boxing and she bids to make more history by becoming a multi-weight world champion with ambitious WBO super-lightweight champion Christina Linardatou.
“Hometown hero Anthony Crolla rolls out the dice one more time since he takes a part in his final fight in the sport in the arena that has functioned so many epic poem Anthony Crolla nights.
“Even the stabilisers are off for Joshua Buatsi as he takes a huge step up against tough Australian Blake Caparello in a WBA world title eliminator and there’s a brilliant domestic middleweight clash between Commonwealth champ Felix Cash along with English champ Jack Cullen.
“There is plenty more beneath those four conflicts on what’s going to be a massive night of boxing”
Adam Smith, Head of Sky Sports Boxing, said:”We are totally delighted to be showing the very greatest female boxer on the planet back to Sky Sports on this huge show. This is another significant test for Katie Taylor as the unified winner takes on all comers and proceeds to cement her legacy.
“Katie is really a marvellous ambassador and inspiration for many and we’re thrilled to be working closely with her as we seem to feature the very best in boxing and in women’s sport on Sky”
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