Ireland’s Katie Taylor will compete for an Olympic gold medal at the London games today.

The 26-year-old faces Sofya Ochigava of Russia in the lightweight boxing final at 4:45pm this afternoon.

The 4-time world champion is guaranteed at least a silver medal after comfortably winning her semi-final yesterday.

Paddy Barnes from Belfast became the latest Irish boxer to get on the medal table last night.

He is guaranteed at least a bronze after his quarter final win in the flyweight division.

Thousands of people are expected to turn out in Taylor’s native Bray in Co. Wicklow for an open air screening of the bout today.