World boxing champ Katie Taylor makes Olympics
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Three-time world champion boxer Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics. She defeated Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 Tuesday in the 132-pound class at the world championships.
Taylor will meet Mihaela Lacatus in Wednesday's quarterfinals after the Romanian beat Denitsa Eliseeva of Bulgaria 17-14.
The worlds are being held in 10 divisions but the focus is on three: flyweight (112 pounds), lightweight (132) and middleweight (165). They are the only three classes when women's boxing debuts at the Olympics.
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All eight quarterfinalists in the three categories qualify for London.
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