Taylor excited by prospect of world title bid after US debut

Katie Taylor connects with a left on her way to beating Jasmine Clarkson at the Barclays Center in New York. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

Bernard O'Neill

Katie Taylor is on course for a WBA World lightweight title shot after stopping Texas southpaw Jasmine Clarkson on her US debut in New York's Barclays Center.

The 2012 Olympic champion could now meet Cecilia Sofia Mena for the WBA belt if the Argentinian claims the crown vacated by Uruguay's Cecilia Comunales in San Miguel next Friday.