Katie Taylor 'better than ever' ahead of Chantelle Cameron rematch

Katie Taylor insists she is "better than ever" as the legendary boxer prepares for a make or break rematch with Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena on Saturday night.

Taylor suffered a surprise first professional defeat to the reigning super lightweight champion in a homecoming fight in May.

Now the underdog for the rematch, the Bray woman faces the biggest challenge of her career to bounce back at the age of 37 against an unbeaten and improving opponent.

Cameron was formidable in the first fight, looking the more natural at the weight and starting much brighter than her opponent.

Despite this, Taylor invoked a rematch clause for a second chance at Cameron, knowing another defeat will be a potentially fatal blow to her career.

Speaking to RTÉ Sport at a public workout in Dublin today, she said: "It's hard to pinpoint what went wrong. I just didn't feel my best. I wasn't myself. Everybody who has seen the fight realises that. At the same time, all credit to Chantelle. I just have to step it up now on Saturday. I'm very, very confident I'm going to overturn things.

"I've been absolutely fine. It was obviously a heartbreaking night. It was not how I wanted my homecoming to go, obviously. I have a second chance here. I went back to the gym straight away and started working. You learn so much from the failures and losses. I'm not one to dwell on the past.

"I don't want to look back and feel sorry for myself. I just get on with things. I was in the gym that week (after the loss) and working towards the rematch. Here we are a few days away and I'm very grateful I have this opportunity and the chance to bring big-time boxing back to our nation again.

"I have a chance to rectify things. It was a very, very disappointing night but that is all