Katie Taylor To Fight For WBA World Title on Joshua-Pulev

by Shaun Brown

Irish darling Katie Taylor will challenge for a world title in only her seventh fight.

The 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist and five-time World Amateur Gold Medallist will take on Anahi Sanchez (17-2, 9 KOs) for the Argentine's WBA Lightweight title on October 28 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium as part of the Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev undercard.

Her promoter Eddie Hearn announced the news today to kick-off a press conference in the Welsh capital to formally announce October's pay-per-view attraction.

Taylor, 31, has been near flawless in her pro career to date having made her pro debut only last November. And from Wembley Stadium to the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn Taylor has entertained audiences with her exciting offensive style which has gained her more fans.

Sanchez, 26, won the title earlier this month when she stopped in the sixth round Cecilia Sofia Mena in San Miguel, Argentina for the vacant title over a scheduled ten-two minute rounds, adding that to the IBF Super-Featherweight crown the 26 year old claimed in 2016 having moved up from Featherweight where she held the interim IBF strap – but Taylor is confident she will make her WBA Lightweight reign a short one and triumph in Wales.

 “I’m delighted that the World title fight has been confirmed and on such a big stage as well,” said Taylor. “This is what I’m in boxing for to win World titles and be in big fights on big nights like this.

“Sanchez has won multiple World titles so I’m expecting a very tough fight but I definitely feel I’m ready for it and these are the kind of challenges I want.

“It’s such a great time for boxing right now to have these huge events. Boxing at Wembley on the Joshua - Klitschko card was a great experience and now to have the opportunity to become World Champion at Principality Stadium is very special and October 28 can't come soon enough.”