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Olympic Boxing - Katie Taylor reaches women's lightweight final for Ireland

Katie Taylor (R) of Ireland during the Women's Light (60kg) Boxing semifinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012 in London, England (credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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Ireland's Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a silver medal after she reached the final of the women's lightweight competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games with a win over Mavzuna Chorieva.

The 26-year-old will now face Sofya Ochigava of Russia in the gold medal fight and she is the huge odds-on favourite with bookmakers to be successful.

Taylor clinched a 17-9 win over Chorieva of Tajikistan to progress to tonight's final in London.

Taylor beat Ochigava 11-7 earlier this year at the World Championships and Irish fans will be hoping for a repeat performance this evening.

There was a huge Irish contingent in the ExCel Arena and Taylor described the atmosphere as "incredible".

"It's a dream come true for me to be boxing in the Olympics and with 10,000 Irish people here, it's better than I even thought it could be," she said on Wednesday night.

"Now that I'm in the final boxing for a gold medal, I feel like I'm in heaven right now. It's amazing."

Taylor insisted that the final against Ochigava would be "a 50/50 fight".

"The pressure is going to be on both boxers. We're both boxing for a gold medal," she insisted.

"I have to get back and refocus for tomorrow. I'd love to bring back a gold medal to my country."

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Olympic Boxing - Katie Taylor reaches women's lightweight final for Ireland

Ireland's Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a silver medal after she reached the final of the women's lightweight competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games with a win over Mavzuna Chorieva.

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