Just under three weeks ago, Katie Taylor fought and beat Monica Gentili on the undercard of the much-hyped heavyweight fight between David Haye and Tony Bellew.
Taylor finished off her Italian opponent in the fifth round after a relentless combination of punches left Gentili staggering.
The referee clearly saw that the Italian wasn't at the races and rightly stopped the fight.
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That was Taylor's third professional win and in the immediate aftermath of the fight, her promoter Eddie Hearn, revealed that it was only a matter of time before Taylor will be fighting for a world title.
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In that same interview, Hearn revealed that Taylor will fight on the undercard of the Anthony Crolla vs Jorge Linares card in Manchester.
It has just been announced that Taylor will fight Milena Kolena (9-7-1, 3 KOs) on that undercard this weekend.
Taylor was originally supposed to fight Kolena for her last fight before she pulled out through illness and was replaced by Gentili.
It looks set to be an eight round fight which will be the longest fight the Bray boxer has faced in her professional career so far.
Kolena recently fought for the world title in January but she suffered a defeat against Maiva Hamadouche.
This looks set to be the biggest challenge of Taylor's professional career so far.
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