Taylor, right, goes on the attack against Jonas in the early rounds before finishing the fight stronglyIt was a case of different code, same result as Katie Taylor repeated her victory over Natasha Jonas from the London 2012 Olympics, although she was given a big fright before retaining her undisputed world lightweight title in Manchester, via a unanimous points decision. After dominating the early rounds, Jonas gave Taylor a real test in the middle rounds, standing her ground and landing the heavier shots. But Taylor finished well, showing a champion’s class to win the last two of a dazzling fight. One judge gave it to Taylor by 96-94; the other two had Taylor just a round ahead, with scored of 96-95. Sponsored“What a fight, every time myself and Natasha have fought it’s been like that,” Taylor

Source: The Times May 01, 2021 23:07 UTC