Taylor catches Clarkson with a body shot and went on to stop the Texan EMILY HARNEY/INPHOKatie Taylor is being lined up for a shot at a world lightweight title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s mooted world heavyweight rematch against Wladimir Klitschko. Promoter Eddie Hearn talked of the possibility after Taylor’s sixth professional win on her US debut in New York on Saturday and Brian Peters, Taylor’s manager, has confirmed the plan. Joshua and Klitschko are likely to box again in Las Vegas in November after the former’s knockout win in their first fight at Wembley in April. When asked if Taylor is likely to fight on the undercard, Peters said: “It’s not a long shot, it’s a possibility, but she’ll have one fight before it, which may be in England, it may be in America.”Hearn suggested that Taylor’s…

Source: The Times July 31, 2017 00:00 UTC