By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – Katie Taylor asked Eddie Hearn for his honest opinion Saturday night.

When her promoter told Taylor that he scored her 10-round fight against Delfine Persoon a draw, Taylor instructed Hearn to get working on an immediate rematch. Taylor won a majority decision over Persoon, but there was plenty of doubt about whether the unbeaten Irish lightweight deserved that victory in their 135-pound title unification fight at Madison Square Garden.

Belgium’s Persoon was so bothered by the decision, she stormed out of the ring as soon as it was announced. Taylor acknowledged that their fight was very close and wants to face Persoon again to eliminate any controversy as who’s the better fighter.

Hearn commended Taylor’s willingness to oppose Persoon a second time while discussing their fight with a group of reporters after the Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz Jr. press conference early Sunday morning.

“Katie Taylor is just an incredible competitor,” Hearn said. “She says, ‘Do people think Persoon won?’ And I said, ‘Most people had it a draw, but quite a few people had Persoon winning.’ [Taylor said], ‘We’ve gotta fight her again, straight away.’ And it was a brilliant fight for women’s boxing. The atmosphere was incredible, but she’s like, ‘If there’s any doubt, any doubt …’ I said, ‘I had it a draw.’ She asked me. And she said, ‘Well, we’ve gotta do it again.’ ”

Judges Allen Nace and John Poturaj scored six rounds apiece for Taylor, who won 96-94 on each of their cards. Judge Don Trella scored their fight even (95-95).

The controversy aside, Taylor became just the third undisputed women’s champion in boxing history.

The 32-year-old Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs), a 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Bray Ireland, defended her IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles. She also took the WBC 135-pound championship from Persoon (34-2, 18 KOs), who hadn’t lost since Zelda Tekin beat her by fourth-round technical knockout in November 2010.

Taylor joined Cecilia Braekhus and Claressa Shields as the only women in boxing to become undisputed champions in a division during the four-belt era.

Norway’s Braekhus (35-0, 9 KOs) owns the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight titles. The United States’ Shields (9-0, 2 KOs) holds those four championships in the middleweight division.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.