Anybody catch that Katie Taylor chick on Showtime this past weekend?

[Eff Pandas]

That said I know nothing about women's boxing will there be a noticeable step up?

I found it a bit disheartening her last opponent fought for a world title in her fight previous.

This was a step up. This chick had fought for a title 2mos ago vs the #2 lady at 130 & went 9 rounds with her as you brought up. Taylor is now #8 at 135. I think they'll do another similar caliber opponent on the Joshua vs Klitschko undercard & then maybe step her up bigger if not for a belt in her 6th fight.

[Mike D]

Apparently Taylor was slated to fight on the GGG/Jacobs undercard (though surely not on the televised portion), but the fight was cancelled. So she ended up on the Linares/Crolla undercard. She was obviously good enough for Showtime to spend about a half hour talking about her while they watched parts of her fight this past weekend. That's pretty damn impressive in its own right.

I think she fights next on...the undercard of the Wlad/Joshua card at Wembley?

I never thought I'd be a fan of any woman boxer, but after seeing her put her skills on display -- I gotta say, I'm a fan. I'm actually looking forward to seeing her fight again. She has legitimate, advanced boxing skills.