Ireland's London 2012 gold medallist and four-time world champion Taylor met with China's Asian Games winner Yin Junhua in the 60 kilograms semi-finals and secured victory when the Chinese ringside threw in the towel at the beginning of the fourth round.

"I am delighted to be in another final," Taylor said.

"I was surprised that the towel came in, but it looked like she hurt her hand in the third round.

"The plan was just plenty of feints.

"Sometimes you have to be really patience against those kind of boxers.

"These kind of matches are just like a chess match.

"It is a game of patience most of the time.

"I am looking forward to the challenge tomorrow."

She will now take on Azerbaijan's southpaw Yana Alekseevna, who booked her place in the final with a victory over France's Estelle Mossely, in the hope of claiming her fifth gold in a row.

Marzia Davide will face Stanimira Petrova in the 54kg final ©Getty Images


Shields of the United States made it to the 75kg final with a win over Canada's two-time world champion Ariane Fortin-Brochu.

She will now face China's Li Qian, who eliminated Nouchka Fontijn of The Netherlands, in the battle for the gold.

Meanwhile, Russia will be hoping for a haul of medals after being the most successful nation of the semi-finals, with four boxers now set to compete for gold.

The nation will have Zinaida Dobrynina competing in the 57kg class after she defeated Alessia Mesiano of Italy, Anastasiia Beliakova in 64kg after she secured victory over South Korean Heejung Shim, Zenfira Magomedalieva in the over 81kg after she eliminated China's Shijin Wang and Saadat Abdulaeva in the 69kg after she overcame Erika Lydie Josette Guerrier of France.

India will have two boxers in the finals in the form of women's youth world champion Shamjetsabam Sarjubala, who defeated Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat in the 48kg class, and Saweety Boora in the 81kg after she claimed a win over Ukraine's Anastasiia Chernokolenko.

Bulgaria's Stanimira Petrova will meet Italy's Marzia Davide in the 54kg final after they both defeated their semi-finals challengers, Russian former world champion Elena Savelyeva and Turkey's Ayşe Taş respectively.

Having already made history by winning Panama's first ever bout in a women's International Boxing Association Championships, Atheyna Bylon will now be looking to write yet more history after she advanced to the final in the 69kg, where she will face Abdulaeva, after overcoming Azerbaijan's Yelena Vystropova.

The finals are scheduled for tomorrow.

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