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Katie Taylor on Miriam Gutiérrez: “She is big, she is strong, she has a great impact”; Watch Taylor, Terri Harper and Rachel Ball on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, to stream for free on YouTube, Facebook and skysports.com
Last Updated: 11/13/20 3:12 pm
Katie Taylor defends her world titles this Saturday against Miriam Gutiérrez
Katie Taylor admitted that she is fully aware of the strength and power of Miriam Gutierrez before her undisputed world lightweight battle at Wembley Arena.
The Irish star defends his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Spaniard Gutiérrez on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, with WBC super featherweight champion Terri Harper and Rachel Ball also on the bill at Wembley Arena.
Taylor is a two-weight world champion with a perfect professional record of 16 fights, but acknowledged the threat of a physical encounter with Gutierrez, her mandatory WBA challenger.
Katie Taylor weighed 9 kg 8 lbs 7 oz
Miriam Gutiérrez was slightly lighter in the ninth 8lbs 6oz
“It’s obviously very, very dangerous,” Taylor said. Sky sports.
“There are no easy fights at this stage. She also goes undefeated in this fight. Two undefeated fighters put everything on the line tomorrow night.
“She’s big, she’s strong, she has a big punch, anything can happen, I guess, in professional boxing.
“I’m ready for a tough 10-round battle. Ready to go to the trenches, if necessary.”
A pioneer of women’s boxing, Taylor is thrilled to headline a lineup that also features the talented duo of Harper and Ball.
Terri Harper defends her WBC super featherweight belt this weekend
“This is absolutely huge for women’s boxing,” Taylor said. “This is a great opportunity for everyone on the card. We have the opportunity to show our skills to a new audience.”
Harper retained her WBC belt after a thrilling draw with Natasha Jonas at Fight Camp and revealed how promoter Eddie Hearn had called for a dominant defense against Katharina Thanderz this weekend.
“Eddie took me aside and told me to stamp my authority,” said Harper, who weighed 9th 3lbs 5oz, and Thanderz came in at 9th 3lbs 10oz.
“I need to go back to old Terri, show them who the world champion is and no one can take it away from me.
“Every fight is a tough fight, but that’s what we train for.”
Rachel Ball looks for the best victory of her career over Jorgelina Guanini
Ball edged out Jorgelina Guanini before her clash for the interim WBC super bantamweight belt, and the Midlands boxer vowed to build on her recent win over Shannon Courtenay.
“I’m so confident, I’ve trained really hard for this,” Ball said. “I’ll go with that belt tomorrow night, it’s going to happen.
John Docherty was slightly lighter at 11th place, 12lb 9oz than Jack Cullen, who came in with 1113lb 7oz, and the British rivals shared an intense showdown before their super middleweight clash.
John Docherty faces Jack Cullen in a domestic super middleweight showdown
Kash Farooq, the former British bantamweight champion, tipped the scales towards 8th 5 pounds, while Mexican opponent Angel Avilés was 8th 8 pounds.
Watch Katie Taylor, Terri Harper and Rachel Ball this Saturday, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports, and the show also airs for free on YouTube, Facebook, and skysports.com.
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