Katie Taylor is one class act.
We don’t have long to wait for Katie Taylor to make her debut on US soil, and she’s already impressing the American crowds.
Taylor takes on Texan Jasmine Clarkson on the undercard of the super-lightweight non-title contest between Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia in New York’s Barclays Centre.
Ahead of her sixth bout in the professional ranks, the pride of Bray wowed fans with some lightning-fast pad-work at the event’s official open workouts. There were zero signs of that pesky injury affecting Taylor as she hit with free-flowing confidence and accuracy.
Open workout time in Brooklyn ahead of Saturday nights fight st @barclayscenter @skysports @ShowtimeBoxing #BronerGarcia #FightWeek pic.twitter.com/szPIBVf81D
— Katie Taylor (@KatieTaylor) July 26, 2017
The tennis ball hat was also broken out to entertain the fight fans who gathered to catch a glimpse of the boxing star’s skill set.
As impressive as Taylor was with her drills, she was overshadowed. However, she graciously allowed the spotlight to be directed away from her at the event.
👊🏻🎾 @KatieTaylor #BronerGarcia @SkySportsBoxing @ShowtimeBoxing @Brooklyn_Boxing pic.twitter.com/qK9zL2flDD
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) July 26, 2017
The stand-out moment of the open workout was undoubtedly when Taylor called upon 11-year-old Jesselyn Silva.
New Yorker Silva is a pugilism prodigy who is already being tipped to make the 2024 Olympics. Her impressive skills with the heavy gloves have seen her amass quite a following on Instagram.
Terrific Photo of #FutureWorldChampion @KatieTaylor Today With One of Her Youngest Fans at #BronerGarcia Workouts at @Modells!! pic.twitter.com/7aXndEeeIV
— Bernie Bahrmasel (@BernieBahrmasel) July 26, 2017
After having her gloves laced up by Taylor, Silva went to work. She dazzled everyone in attendance by piecing up the pads.
Once she had completed the round, Taylor stood back in and raised her hand.
Check out the wonderful moment in the video embedded below.
