Katie Taylor’s dream of six world boxing championships in a row is over.
Taylor suffered a split decision loss to France’s Estelle Mosley in the semi-finals in Astana on Thursday meaning for the the first time she will be returning from a world championships with a medal that isn’t gold.
The Bray boxer already had her Olympic spot at Rio and a world championship bronze medal secured after winning her quarter-final, but the loss means that for the first time since 2005, someone who isn’t called Katie Taylor will be the lightweight world champion.
Taylor got the nod from all judges in the close first round, before dropping the second on two of the judges’ cards. She looked exhausted in the third, but fought back well to pip it, but the decisive fourth round and split decision was nicked by Mosley.
The defeat marks the second in a short period for Taylor after she lost to Yana Alekseevna last month at the Olympic Qualification tournament in Samsun. However, fans were all in agreement that the judging for this bout was bizarre, to say the least.
How does Katie Taylor not win by 4 points? @rte #WorldBoxingChampionship pic.twitter.com/3zvLWuIDYu
— PPC (@whiwh) May 26, 2016
That was some weird ass scoring
— Mikey Stafford (@me_stafford) May 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/wexside1/status/735839243134734337
What the hell!!!! There's no way she won that I can't believe it I'm in shock! @KatieTaylor u deserved that win 100%!! Judges shame on u!
— Alanna Lee Nihell (@MrsANihell) May 26, 2016
I thought @KatieTaylor done more than enough to win than, but she is on the plane and will go strength to strength! #Astana2016
— Steven Ward (@Stevenward_) May 26, 2016
That Katie Taylor decision was a joke….
— steve crowley (@SteveCcork) May 26, 2016
Can't see how @KatieTaylor lost that fight 🙈 she definitely won 3 of the 4 rounds 🙈
— Stephen Byrne (@StevenByrne4) May 26, 2016
