Katie Taylor's coach and father has said that the Ireland boxer "never gets tired of winning" as she continues to prepare for the European Games in Azerbaijan.

The Olympic champion will be in action when the women's lightweight division gets underway in Baku's Crystal Hall on Sunday.

Peter Taylor told reporters: "She just wants to keep on winning championships and this one is important because it's the first European Games. After that it will be the Rio Olympics. She never gets tired of winning. She wants to be known as the greatest women boxer of all time.

"What I always say is that I'm her father first and her coach second, every time. It is difficult to remain detached. I get as nervous as she does before every fight. Every punch she takes, even in sparring, I feel the pain.

"It's difficult to watch it at times but I have to remember I am her coach. Fathers tend to be protective of their daughters and keep them from harm but this is the sport she has taken and I'm very proud of her."

Taylor will face Denitsa Eliseeva of Bulgaria in the round of 16.