Katie Taylor aims to end 2021 on a high by taking her professional record to 20-0 against Kazakhstan's Firuza Sharipova.
The Bray fighter faces the 27-year-old in her third fight of the year after securing wins over Natasha Jonas in May and Jennifer Han in September.
Another win here for Taylor should see her finally face Amanda Serrano in a massive showdown next year, with that bout looking set for New York in March.
Sharipova lost her first pro fight, but is undefeated in 14 bouts since and she is confident of pulling off an upset on what is a stacked card, which sees Conor Benn face Chris Algieri, while Belfast middleweight Caoimhin Agyarko is among those in action on the undercard.
Here's everything you need to know:
Where is the fight?
The M&S Arena in Liverpool stages the fight on Saturday, December 11.
What time is Katie Taylor fighting at?
The undisputed lightweight champion is expected in the ring around 9pm.
What channel is it on?
DAZN will show the fight live worldwide. Those in Ireland can subscribe for €7.99 a month.
You can also follow live updates here.
Prelims
Joe McGrail v Francisco Rodriguez, 4 rounds at super-bantamweight
- Callum French v Rustem Fatkhullin, 6 rounds at super-lightweight
- Jordan Gill v Alan Isaias Luques Castillo, 8 rounds at featherweight
- Paddy Lacey v Vasif Mamedov, 4 rounds at super-welterweight
Main card
- Caoimhan Agyarko v Noe Larios Jr, 10 rounds for the WBA International middleweight title
- Peter McGrail v Engel Gomez, 6 rounds at super-bantamweight
- Joe Cordina v Miko Khatchatryan, 10 rounds for the WBA Continental super-featherweight title
- Robbie Davies Jr v Henry Lundy, 10 rounds for the WBA Continental super-featherweight title
- Katie Taylor v Firuza Sharipova, 10 rounds for the undisputed women's lightweight title
- Conor Benn v Chris Algieri, 12 rounds for the WBA Continental welterweight title
Quotes corner
Katie Taylor: "I just love staying sharp, really. You can do all the sparring in the world, but nothing is ever the same as actually stepping into the ring and actually fighting.
“I've never, ever found it hard to actually get up and keep myself motivated for these mandatories. I do understand that these girls are coming for all my belts and we're going to see the best of these opponents every time they step into the ring with me.
"You see it all the time in boxing where fighters have a flat performance and they fail to hold onto their belts. So, I can never, ever get complacent. I'm so aware of that.”
Firuza Sharipova: “I am eight years younger than Katie Taylor, I am stronger than her and Sofya Ochigava [who Taylor beat to gold at the London 2012 Olympics] helped me to prepare for this fight.
“No one else knows how to fight Taylor like Sofya Ochigava. Therefore, not only I, Firuza Sharipova, will be in the ring against Taylor, but the intelligence of Sofya Ochigava, who has prepared me very well for this fight, will be with me.
“Sofya has been in my camp from the very beginning, has passed on all her knowledge to me and has done her best to help me defeat Katie Taylor.
“I watched their fight in the final of the Olympic Games and I’m sure that the judges helped Taylor. Sofya knocked her down, which wasn’t counted. Sofya was better in the fight, she won it.
“Taylor is usually not afraid of anyone, but in that final fight, Sophia saw fear in her eyes. Even now, Taylor refuses to fight Sofya.”
Betting odds
Katie Taylor win: 1/25
Firuza Sharipova win: 10/1
Draw: 33/1
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