Golden girl homing in now

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor hopes to defend her WBA lightweight belt in Dublin next year after she became a world champion in just her seventh professional fight in Cardiff. The 2012 Olympic gold medallist, left, was a unanimous points winner over Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez over 10 two-minute rounds. Kai Yafai wants a unification fight in the US after he retained his WBA super-flyweight belt on points against Sho Ishida of Japan. CHRIS McKENNA