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Eamon Doggett

Katie Taylor determined to leave no doubts in Delfine Persoon rematch, says Eddie Hearn

Katie Taylor is determined to leave no doubts about the winner in her rematch with Delfine Persoon.

This is according to her promoter Eddie Hearn who believes that their first encounter in June 2019 was one for the ages.

Hearn said: "You need to give credit to both fighters. Taylor vs Persoon is not just the greatest women's fight I've ever seen, but one of the greatest fights.

"Twenty-thousand people at Madison Square Garden were on their feet last June for that fight."

Many believed that Belgian Persoon was very unlucky to come out on the wrong side of a points decision in New York City.

And Hearn thinks that Taylor, 34, is eager to prove all the detractors wrong when they take to the ring again on August 22.

Delfine Persoon lands a punch on Katie Taylor (©INPHO/Tom Hogan)

"Many people thought Persoon deserved to win. She is so dangerous, she is relentless," Hearn told Sky Sports.

"Katie? Most people would say: 'You were beat, I'm moving on'.

"But Katie said: 'If there is any doubt, I want to put that out of people's minds'.

"I am so excited about women's boxing because they take the big fights - undisputed fights, unification fights.

"Next Friday on August 7 we have the first all-British world title fight [Terri Harper defends the WBC super-featherweight belt against Natasha Jonas].

"Women's boxing is flying and Taylor vs Persoon is a joy to promote."

It comes after Persoon accused Taylor last week of suffocating tactics in the first clash between the pair.

Delfine Persoon (©INPHO/Tom Hogan)

Persoon, 35, said: "In the first fight there was a lot of holding, holding, holding. In another country they would tell you: 'Don't hold' then take away a point. But they never spoke about her holding me.

"In the fourth round her trainer said: 'Grab her arms!'

"Is she going to run and grab me? For the people, that is not a good fight.

"Ten rounds of running with one or two punches is not a fight that people want to see.

"Take the first punch, answer, jab, come in, go out.

"Katie throws one shot, runs away, then grabs.

"I hope she wants a nice fight - two boxers to go for it, and the best boxer wins. Let's show that two women can have a spectacular fight.

"But I don't think she will."

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