O2 Arena, London - Olympic medalist and amateur star Katie Taylor (3-0, 2 KOs) continued her progress in the pros with a fifth round stoppage over a game Monica Gentili (6-7, 1 KO), who won her last two contests.
Taylor is already scheduled to return to the ring on April 29th, before 90,000 fans at Wembley - as Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko will battle in the main event for the IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles.
Taylor dominated the fight from the very start, landing good punches and getting away from counters when Gentili would attempt to throw something back. Taylor began to switch up her shots in the second, landing hooks to the head and body.
