Katie Taylor oozed class as she picked up her fourth straight professional victory with an 80-72 shut-out over former world title challenger Milena Koleva.
Following her career-best performance, Tony Bellew - working ringside for Sky Sports - admitted he found himself cheering for Taylor, and suggested that the Braywoman 'will be running this game real soon'.
Bellew, who defeated David Haye in their Sky Sports Box Office carnival three weeks ago tonight, also explored the inevitable comparisons between Taylor and the UFC's groundbreaking female fighter Ronda Rousey, but claimed he sees Taylor dominating her own professional craft for a longer period of time than Rousey, who was destroyed in her last two fights.
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The WBC World cruiserweight champion told Sky Sports:
She's an absolute class act - the punches she throws, the variety in her shots. She's the full package.
I'd love to see her...I was going to say extend it, but she's just gone in there tonight against a former world title challenger, and she's just dealt with her. She hurt her on multiple occasions. The combination punching from her is outstanding.
I am a Katie Taylor fan. I was cheering there tonight, as you guys heard. She's a breath of fresh air. She's fantastic for the sport.
She's not in it for the short haul. She's in it for the long game. You're looking at the Anthony Joshua of her weight division. She's gonna be running this game real soon, she really is. She'll become the face [of women's boxing] - something that we've seen with someone like Ronda Rousey in the UFC. But I believe that with Ronda Rousey, it was a short period. I believe someone like Katie Taylor is here for the long haul. It's going to take somebody very, very special to dethrone her.
