Katie Taylor will defend her Ring lightweight belt against Firuza Sharipova in Liverpool on Dec. 11
The pound-for-pound queen of girls’s boxing has a brand new problem forward of her.
Eire’s Katie Taylor will defend her Ring light-weight championship and her IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO belts in opposition to Firuza Sharipova on the identical evening that welterweight Conor Benn steps up in opposition to former world champion Chris Algieri on the M&S Financial institution Enviornment in Liverpool on Saturday December 11, reside on DAZN. Taylor (19-0, 6 KOs) is inside touching distance of an enormous showdown with Amanda Serrano in 2022 however should overcome a last hurdle within the form of Kazakhstan’s Sharipova after cruising to a different profitable protection of her titles in opposition to the USA’s Jennifer Han at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
“I’m wanting ahead to ending the yr on a excessive with one other protection of my titles,” mentioned Taylor. “I do know there are some enormous fights on the market for me in 2022 however for now my sole focus is on December 11 and this protection in opposition to Sharipova.”
Sharipova (14-1, 8 KOs) joined the skilled ranks in Could 2016, and the 27-year-old from Taraz is undefeated since a shock four-round factors loss on her debut. Chatteris featherweight expertise Jordan Gill (26-1, 7 KOs) returns to the ring to problem EBU European Featherweight Champion Karim Guerfi (30-5, 9 KOs) after scoring behind closed doorways wins over Reece Bellotti in August 2020 and Cesar Juarez in February 2021. France’s Guerfi turned a two-weight European Champion by outpointing Andoni Gago in Marbella, Spain earlier this yr to land the 126-pounds strap. The 34-year-old from Manosque beforehand held the EBU bantamweight title earlier than shedding it to undefeated Scottish expertise Lee McGregor on the Bolton Whites Lodge in March.
Elsewhere within the undercard, ‘The Welsh Wizard’ Joe Cordina (13-0, 8 KOs) continues in motion after scoring a sensational first spherical knockout win over the USA’s Joshuah Hernandez at Battle Camp in August. Former European, British and Commonwealth junior welterweight champion Robbie Davies Jr (21-3, 14 KOs) fights for the second time beneath new coach Shane McGuigan; undefeated Belfast middleweight Caoimhin Agyarko(9-0, 6 KOs) makes his Matchroom debut; former Group GB star Calum French makes his skilled debut at junior welterweight; Tokyo Olympian Peter McGrail (1-0) steps although the ropes for the seconds time as a professional and is joined on the invoice by his debutant brother Joe McGrail, whereas former skilled footballer Paddy Lacey (1-0) appears to be like to construct on his professional debut win over Stanko Jermelic final month.
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