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Published 12:18 30 Oct 2019 GMT
Updated 12:21 30 Oct 2019 GMT
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Katie Taylor and Christina Linardatou pose for pictures following a press conference at the Principal Hotel in Manchester. (Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing via Sportsfile)[/caption]
The 33-year-old will take on WBO champ Christina Linardatou at the Manchester Arena on a night that will also see British boxer Anthony Crolla hang up his gloves after a farewell bout.
"This is going to be a tough challenge but the chance to become a two-weight champion is absolutely unbelievable," Taylor told Sky Sports.
"This is history making, only a couple of other people from Ireland has actually done that become a two-weight world champion, so this is a great, great position to be in. "I'm excited about it, I never thought three years ago when I turned professional that I would be in this position where I could actually headline shows at somewhere like the Manchester Arena."Beat the Greek champion on Saturday and Eddie Hearn, one of Taylor's promoters, believes 2020 can smash a lot of the records Taylor has already helped set. Hearn says the next fights on the horizon for Taylor are a rematch with Persoon, a tilt with seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano and a super-super fight against undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus. Braekhus is currently mopping up at 147 lbs and she would have to come down at least one weight class to tee up a fight with Taylor, but Hearn is hopeful. "Two undisputed champions together is the kind of thing we want," he declared. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dztySqvLzmY
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