Tag: Katie Taylor

Former Irish professional boxer Christina McMahon believes that promoter politics are preventing Katie Taylor from securing world title bouts with fellow female champions Delfine Persoon and Rose Volante. Bray native Taylor currently holds two world title belts, the IBF and the WBA, while the WBC and WBO are held by Belgian Persoon and Brazillian Volante respectively. Taylor successfully defended her world straps on Saturday night at the iconic Madison Square Garden, defeating Eva Wahlstrom by a unanimous decision, and now she had set her sights on becoming undisputed champion. However, making the fights with the other two champions is proving more difficult than expected with manager Brian Peters revealing that huge money has been offered but they have yet to get a commitment. "Katie is 100 per cent right," said McMahon, speaking on 2fm's Game On. "If you are world champion, step up to the mark. Persoon has been in possession of the WBC belt for over four years and has only lost once in 43 professional fights, a defeat to Zelda Tekin over eight years ago. And McMahon explained that it has been the norm in women's boxing in recent time, where challengers would always travel to fight for the belt, while she also welcomed the spotlight that Taylor is now shining on the women's fight game. The girl that I fought had 54 wins and had never fought outside Mexico, except once and the only time she fought outside Mexico, she lost. "The politics side, the money side of things, let them tell the truth as to why this is happening and why aren’t they fighting outside their own country."