Katie Taylor vs Karen Elizabeth Carabajal LIVE: Stream, latest updates and fight result tonight
Re-live fight updates and undercard results as Taylor retained her lightweight titles
Katie Taylor retained her status as undisputed lightweight champion on Saturday, outpointing Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in London to keep alive a rematch with Amanda Serrano.
Taylor was a unanimous-decision winner (100-91, 99-91, 98-92) at Wembley Arena as she kept hold of the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles, while remaining unbeaten as a professional. The result likely sets up a rematch between Taylor and Serrano, whom the Irishwoman narrowly outpointed in April in arguably the biggest bout in women’s boxing history. The chances of a second clash between the women going ahead depended in part on Taylor’s outing in London on Saturday (29 October), and the Olympic gold medalist delivered by seeing off Carabajal, 32, with relative ease.
Argentine Carabajal (19-1, 2 knockouts) entered Wembley Arena unbeaten and was a game opponent for Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs), but the latter settled after a slightly sloppy start, improving as the main event progressed. While Carabajal looked to overwhelm and outmuscle Taylor at times, the Irishwoman looked to fight behind a neater offence. A left hook to the head was a consistently effective weapon for Taylor in the early rounds, in which she at times got sucked into messy exchanges with her challenger.
As the bout wore on, Taylor began to target the body of Carabajal with increasing frequency, using straight, stabbing shots to the Argentine’s midriff. In the later rounds, Taylor employed an overhand right to good effect, as accuracy started to elude Carbajal, who sported a cut around her right eye. Overall, it was a professional performance from Taylor in her first fight since beating Serrano. Re-live fight updates and see all undercard results below:
Paul vs Silva LIVE
Paul: 25 years old; fighting out of Ohio; professional record of 5-0 (4 knockouts).
Silva: 47 years old; fighting out of California by way of Sao Paulo, Brazil; pro record of 3-1 (2 KOs).
Paul vs Silva LIVE
Now here comes Paul, looking to stay unbeaten as a pro!
Paul vs Silva LIVE
Silva is first out. How will the 47-year-old perform tonight? We’ll find out very shortly.
Paul vs Silva LIVE
The official attendance at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona is announced as 14,430.
Paul vs Silva LIVE
This bout will take place at cruiserweight and it will be contested over eight rounds.
Paul vs Silva LIVE
Welcome back! The main event should begin shortly; the camera is currently on Paul in his locker room.
Check out our fight preview here, while we wait:
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Paul vs Silva LIVE
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“Reigning 185lbs champion Israel Adesanya, who has a victory over Silva, is staking an increasingly sharp claim to be regarded as the best ever in the division, but his hero’s own argument stands on strong foundations built over a long period of time.
“Silva won the UFC middleweight title with a game-changing performance in 2006, devastating Rich Franklin in the Thai clinch to secure a stoppage within three minutes and begin a seven-year reign, which included 14 successful title defences in a row. Both the length of time and number of successful defences remain UFC records to this day.”
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Paul vs Silva LIVE
Here’s what boxing promoter Eddie Hearn – who worked with Paul earlier this year – had to say about the American’s bout with Silva, when it was arranged last month:
“I don’t know enough about Anderson Silva... Anderson is [47], but he can box a bit by the sound of things. While boxing is still a very impressive part of his repertoire, he’s still not a boxer, and he’s 47 years of age.
“But he’s a tough guy, he has a huge profile, he can box, and I think he’ll be competitive.
“I don’t think he beats Jake, because I think Jake is young, and I think he can punch a bit – and I’m intrigued to watch, and I like what Jake’s doing.”
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