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NOVEMBER 14

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KATIE TAYLOR stamped her dominance on Miriam Gutierrez from the opening seconds of her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO title defence at Wembley Arena on Saturday.

The Spaniard was Taylor’s mandatory challenger but could not cope with her speed, her accuracy or her vicious combination punching. The Irish star shook up Gutierrez inside the first minute, driving her into a corner.

After a hard title fight with Delfine Persoon in August, only three months pior, Taylor had shaken off any after effects. She was

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