World and three times European lightweight (60Kg) champion Katie Taylor claimed yet another victory after stopping Canadian Katie Dunn at the University of Illinois in Chicago last night.
Taylor, of the St Fergal's club in Bray, stopped the three times Pan American Games champion on the 15 point rule (15-0) in round one of their light welterweight clash (63Kg).
The bout, which took place before the Men's 2007 AIBA World Championships finals, was being used to help promote Women's boxing as a future Olympic sport.
Women's boxing has been ruled out for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. However, the female version of the noble art is being strongly tipped to make it's debut at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Meanwhile, Frankie Gavin claimed an historic gold medal for England at last nights World Championships. The Birmingham southpaw convincingly beat Italian Dominico Valentino-who defeated Irelands Eric Donovan in the last 16- to finish on top of the 60Kg podium.
Chinas Shiming Zou, who beat Irelands Paddy Barnes in the quarter final on Friday, retained his world light flyweight title last night following a classy 17-3 win over Harry Tanamor of the Philippines.
Barnes, from the Holy Family club in Belfast, qualified for the 2008 Olympics courtesy of reaching the last eight.
Russia took home three gold medals last night, while the hosts USA and Italy claimed two gold's apiece.
Italian super heavyweight Robert Cammarelle won Italy's second gold last evening, adding to the European Championships gold medal he won after beating Ireland's Cathal McMonagle at the National Stadium in Dublin last June.
Fours boxers, who beat Irish opponents in earlier rounds, Chinas Shiming Zou, Italy's Dominco Valentino, Venezuela's Alfonso Blanco and Russia Rakhim Chakhkiev were competing in last nights finals.
However, Zou was the only one of the talented quartet to go all the way.
The Irish squad will arrive home from the World Championships tomorrow morning (November 5th).
There will be two final Olympic qualifying tournaments for European boxers in Italy (Pascara) and Greece (Athens)
in February and April next year.
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Results: 2007 AIBA World Championships Finals November 3rd University of Illinois Chicago
48Kg: Harry Tanamor (Philippines) lost to Shiming Zou (China) 3-17
51Kg: Somjit Jongjohor (Thailand) lost to Raushee Warren (USA) 9-13
54Kg: Sergey Vodopyanov (Russia) beat Enkhbat Badar-Uugan (Mongolia) 16-14
57Kg:Albert Selimov (Russia) beat Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) 16-11
60Kg: Frankie Gavin (England) beat Domenico Valentino (Italy) 18-10
64Kg: Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) beat Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 20-5
69Kg: Demetrius Andrade (USA) beat Non Boonjumnong (Thailand) RSCI(R2)
75Kg: Alfonso Blanco (Venezuela) lost to Matvey Korobov (Russia) 4-29
81Kg: Artur Beterbiev (Russia) lost to Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan) 17-20
91Kg: Rakhim Chakhkeiv (Russia) lost to Clemente Russo (Italy) 6-7
91Kg+: Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) lost to Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 14-24
*63Kg: Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Katie Dunn(Canada) RSCO1*
Full Irish 2007 AIBA World Championships Results University of Illinois Chicago
November 1st Results (Quarter final)
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) lost to Shiming Zou (China) 8-22
(Barnes qualifies for 2008 Olympics)
October 31st Results (Last 16)
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) beat Kenji Ohkubo (Japan) 24-6
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) lost to Dominico Valentino 12-29
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) lost to Marijo Sivolija (Croatia) 9-17
Results October 30th (Last 16)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (Ireland) lost to Alfonso Blanco (Venezuela) 13-20
91Kg: John Sweeney (Ireland) lost to Rakhim Chakhkiev (Russia) 5-28
Results October 28th (Preliminaries)
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) beat Sadegh Zade Faraj (Iran) RSCO3 (30-10)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) beat Jonathan Batisa (Dominican Republic) 21-4
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (Ireland) lost to Rusian Khairov (Azerbaijan) 3-20
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) beat Julio Torres Castillo (Ecuador) 16-10
Results October 27th (Preliminaries)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (Ireland) beat Andranik Hakobyan (Armenia) 22-20
91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) lost to Islam Timurziev (Russia) RET1
Results October 26th (Preliminaries)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Ireland) lost to McJoe Arroyo (Puerto Rico) RSCO3 (7-27)
91Kg: John Sweeney (Ireland) beat Branco Srdic (Serbia) RSC4 (18-14)
Results October 25th (Preliminaries
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) beat Choi Jon Chuk (Peoples Republic of Korea) 33-19
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Ireland) lost to Bato-Munko Vankeyeu 15-28
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) beat Mikios Varga (Hungary) 39-22
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (Ireland) beat Sang In Han (Korea) 22-7
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) beat Julius Jackson (Virgin Islands) RSCO2 (21-1)
Results October 24th Preliminaries
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) lost to Davi Souza (Brazil) 10-21
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (Ireland) beat Roy Albert Cook (Dominica) W/O
Results October 23rd (Preliminaries
64Kg: John Joe Joyce (Ireland) lost to Gyula Kate (Hungary) 17-32.
Irish 2007 AIBA World Championships Squad by Club
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family GG, Belfast)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle, Dublin)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata, Belfast)
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy, Kildare)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy, Kildare)
64Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy, Kildare)
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy, Kildare)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA, Dublin)
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown, Dublin)
91Kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe, Donegal)
91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity, Belfast)
Irish 2007 AIBA World Championships Management
Performance Director: Gary Keegan
Coaches: Billy Walsh,Zuar Antia, Jim Moore
Team Manager: Jim Walsh
Physio: Scott Murphy
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton
Strength and Conditioning: John Cleary
R&J: Eugene O'Kane.
Bernard O'Neill
Public Relations Officer
Irish Amateur Boxing Association
Ph: 086 057 9558
Fax: 061 408627
bernard.oneill@oceanfree.net
www.iaba.ie