Women's world lightweight title: Katie Taylor v Delfine Persoon betting news

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Ireland's Katie Taylor is aiming to become the undisputed women's lightweight champion at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

She is 1-12 to beat Delfine Persoon, who holds the WBC belt, and claim all four 135lb women's belts.

The Belgian fighter has 43 wins and only one defeat on her record but this is biggest fight of her career by a distance and Taylor's experience of being in the limelight should see her prevail.

Persoon has defended her crown successfully eight times since taking it in 2014 and is unbeaten since 2010. She is a powerful puncher and could surprise the Irish fighter if one of her heavy shots lands, but she is 17-2 for a shock victory.

A Taylor victory on points is a 1-3 chance and she is 7-2 to get the job finished before the ten-round distance. It is 1-4 that the judges' scorecards will be used to determine the winner.

The fight, on the undercard of Joshua v Ruiz, is expected to start at approximately 2am.

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