Katie Taylor heavier than Christina Linardatou ahead of WBO super-lightweight showdown
Written by News on 01/11/2019
Katie Taylor weighed in heavier than champion Christina Linardatou as she stepped up a weight division to challenge for more gold.
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Undisputed lightweight champion Taylor will vie for Linardatou’s WBO super-lightweight belt on Saturday at 7pm in Manchester, live on Sky Sports Action.
Ireland’s Taylor was 9st 13lbs, a pound inside the limit and a pound heavier than Greece’s Linardatou.
It was a comfortable first weigh-in in a new division for Taylor who owns every major title at the 9st 9lbs weight, so is aiming to become a two-weight world champion.
Challenging Linardatou is her first fight since beating fellow world champion Delfine Persoon in New York in June.
Anthony Crolla was 9st 10lbs at his last-ever weigh-in – he will call time on his career after facing Frank Urquiaga on Saturday.
Crolla won a world title in his home city and, back in the same arena, will bid an emotional goodbye to boxing after a 45th fight.
Felix Cash and Jack Cullen engaged in a feisty stare-down after weighing in inside the middleweight limit for their Commonwealth title clash.
Terri Harper went face to face with Viviane Obenauf, and heavyweight Martin Bakole stared down Rodney Hernandez.
(c) Sky Sports 2019: Katie Taylor heavier than Christina Linardatou ahead of WBO super-lightweight showdown
