Katie Taylor World Champion

Katie Taylor has won a fourth successive World Championship this morning in Qinhuangdao, China.
The Irish fighter beat Russian Sofya Ochigava for the gold medal.
The Bray boxer had already secured at least a silver medal, and a coveted place at the London Olympic Games.
Taylor now goes straight into the quarter-finals at the Olympics and is only one win away from a medal.
Katie Taylor wins gold: As It Happened
0848: Katie won the final round 3-1 to take the title on a score of 11-7
0847: Taylor wins
0847: The final bell rings. Waiting for the result…
0846: Ochigava is trying to pile on the pressure
0845: The referee warns the boxers to fight
0845: Katie moving well and making it hard for the Russian to pin her down
0844: Judges score round three 4-2 to Katie. She leads 8-6 going into the final round.
0843: Katie seems to be getting the better of the Russian in this round. Getting in quickly and backing away.
0842: Round 3 underway
0840: End of round 2. Still level at 4-4. Both rounds scored 2-2 so far. That seems fair to my untrained eye!
0840: Two well matched fighters are producing a cagey, technical battle.
0839: Round two underway. Similar pattern to round one.
0837: Level 2-2 after round one
0837: Cagey opening to the fight with the boxers attacking in flurries.
0836: The fight is on
0835: The boxers are on their way to the ring
0834: This is the third time Katie has fought the Russian with both having won one fight.
0832: Billy Walsh on RTÉ One says Katie Taylor has improved this year, even on the high standards she has set herself.