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Katie Taylor has one glove in Rio with comprehensive last 16 victory proving she’s back to her best

Published 15:32 23 May 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
Katie Taylor has one glove in Rio with comprehensive last 16 victory proving she’s back to her best

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"There's only one Katie Taylor!"

That's the song that rang around Barys Arena as the Bray boxer continued her pursuit of the chance to defend her Olympic crown. In Taylor's path on Monday stood Dayana Sanchez but the Argentine was no match for the hand speed and aggression of Taylor who decisively claimed every round on the scorecards of all judges. The victory means Taylor is now in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Championship in Kazakhstan and, with another win, she's guaranteed her place in Rio. Taylor's nose was bloodied once more, just as it was in her last 32 victory over Agnes Alexisson, but it was no issue for the 29-year-old who got her work done early and eased to yet another win, proving that her blip at the European Olympic Qualifiers last month was no more than a speed bump. She's back on track! https://twitter.com/AIBA_Boxing/status/734750398288793600 https://twitter.com/IABABOXING/status/734751340988096512 https://twitter.com/JamieConlan11/status/734751924113842178 https://twitter.com/DarrenONeil/status/734751878781796352 https://twitter.com/niamhus01/status/734751589748101120 https://twitter.com/Millman84/status/734751642998984709 https://twitter.com/suzybie/status/734750571610181632 https://twitter.com/neil_treacy/status/734750871456776193 https://twitter.com/tomoconor/status/734750879497228288 https://twitter.com/lozzylozboz/status/734750945242976256     Snapchat

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Katie Taylor has one glove in Rio with comprehensive last 16 victory proving she's back to her best