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10th Dec 2016

WATCH: Fight fans couldn’t believe Katie Taylor’s opponent kissing her mid-fight

What just happened?!

Patrick McCarry

You don’t see this every day.

Katie Taylor had far too much speed and precision for Viviane Obenauf in Manchester, tonight, and claimed her second professional victory by a unanimous points decision.

Taylor caused Obenauf, who fights out of Switzerland, major issues from the get-go and rarely looked in trouble. Considering Obenauf entered the contest at 9-1 in 10 pro fights, Taylor’s win was a nice marker to lay down to her division.

One of the main talking points in the six-round fight came in the closing stages as Obenauf, with a nasty cut above her eye, appeared to aim a tender kiss at Taylor’s neck while she was in the clinch.

Taylor kissed

Fight fans watching the match-up, could not quite believe their eyes.

All those years in Switzerland have turned Obenauf, a Brazilian native, into an all-round European.

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