Katie Taylor stops Rose Volante to unify WBA, WBO and IBF lightweight titles
16 March 2019 03:46
Taylor unifies IBF, WBA and WBO title belts – as it happenedOlympic champion targets Delfine Persoon’s WBC title nextKatie Taylor is one step away from her long-held goal of unifying the fractured lightweight championship after stopping Brazil’s Rose Volante in the ninth round on Friday night in Philadelphia. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist, who entered with the WBA and IBF titles at 135lbs, added Volante’s WBO strap to her growing haul and immediately targeted Belgium’s Delfine Persoon, the former kickboxer who holds the WBC belt. Related: Katie Taylor unifies lightweight titles with ninth-round TKO of Rose Volante – live! Continue readingread full article
