Katie Taylor’s bid for an Olympic Gold came up short after she was beaten by Mira Potkonen of Finland in the Quarter-finals.
In Bray today (Monday, August 15th 2016) about 5,000 fans cheered the local girl on. Crowds swarmed around the bandstand on the seafront to watch the fight on a specially-erected big screen.
Pat Fitzgerald, Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, said: “There was a fantastic atmosphere in the town with a lot of families cheering Katie on. She did us proud.”