(FEB 21) On April 28, 2018, at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, 31-year-old Katie Taylor, 8-0-0 (4KO), of Ireland is set to fight Victoria Bustos, 18-4-0 (0KO), of Santa Fe, Argentina, where they will battle for the IBF and WBA Lightweight titles, with Taylor defending her WBA Lightweight title, and Bustos defending her IBF Lightweight title. The bout is rated a perfect five-star matchup according to Boxrec.com.

As news sources reported, Taylor is determined to win the IBF title and be the new champion after Bustos has held on to the IBF title for nearly 4.5 years.

Taylor told the media, "Becoming  unified champion is very important to me. Last year was great, but I'm not really one for looking back and it's all about the next challenge.

'I believe that winning my first world title as a pro is just the start of it. I want to fight all the other champions and unify the lightweight division."

Taylor respects Victoria Bustos abilities and she said that she is expecting a "very tough fight" when she meets in the squared circle on April 28th.

In the upcoming unification battle between these two, this will be Bustos sixth defense of her IBF belt.

In other boxing action on March 31, 2018, Anthony Joshua, 20-0-0 (20 KO), at the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, will face Joseph Parker with Joshua the bookies favourite to take another step toward Heavyweight title unification and boxing fans...

Tale of the tape: Taylor, 31 years old, 8-0-0 (4KO), 5'5"; and Busto, 29 years old, 18-4-0 (0KO), 5' 41/2". The bout will be live on Sky Sports.

Taylor said that she was very excited to fight at the Barclays Center once again. She said, "It's a huge fight for me against a great opponent, one of the longest reigning champions, but I'm training hard already and I know I can deliver a big performance and put on the fight of the night."