In front of her is the 26-year-old Argentinian Anahi Sánchez, a two-weight world champion who has won 17 of her 19 fights in two years as a pro. The Argentinian failed by a pound to make weight on Friday, so the title becomes vacant and only Taylor can take the title - if she wins. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Katie Taylor, left, defeated Jasmine Clarkson by technical knockout at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Sánchez – known as La Indiecita, which translates, weirdly, as The Girl – won her first world title at featherweight in 2015, outclassing a long-time champion in the 30-year-old Dahiana Santana, who had not lost in four years. If Taylor takes Sánchez’s title, she will not want for challenges, chief among them, maybe, persuading the people guiding her career to give her a homecoming to remember.

Source: The Guardian October 27, 2017 11:06 UTC