Tiah-Mai dreams of following Taylor to the top and hopes doing so sparks the next generation of female fighters.
“I want to inspire them,” she tells Newsbeat.
“Women’s boxing is getting big but it could get better.
“Hopefully by the time I’ve finished my career, it’ll be easier for women to be treated the same as men in the sport.”
Her similiarities with Katie Taylor go beyond having big reputations.
They share a promoter after Tiah-Mai signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.
While she aims to be part of a main event in future, the teenager’s on the undercard before Kieron Conway’s title defence against George Liddard on Friday.
She says she fights “better under pressure” and is eyeing her first knockout despite admitting she knows little about her opponent.
“No-one has ever stopped her,” says Tiah-Mai.
“I think if I do stop her, it’s going to be a big statement from me.”